Diphtheria Images
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Child has diphtheria, thick gray coating over back of throat
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Child has “bullneck diphtheria”
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diphtheria skin lesion on the neck
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10-year-old child with severe diphtheria
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Close-up of a diphtheria skin lesion
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pharyngeal diphtheria with membranes covering the tonsils and uvula
Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
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“Bull neck” appearance of diphtheritic cervical lymphadenopathy
Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
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Diphtheria pneumonia (hemorrhagic) with bronchiolar membranes
Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
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Diphtheria, pseudomembrane
Copyright Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong For permission to use image, contact Dr. CW Leung at: leungcw@ha.org.hk
An Indonesian child with diphtheria kept alive by a throat operation
Photo by L. Matlovski, Courtesy of the World Health Organization
