Faucial diphtheria

Known as: Diphtheritic membranous angina

Infection of the fauces by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

National Institutes of Health

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2016

Background: Diphtheria is a vaccine preventable disease with characteristic features of fever, sore throat, pseudo membrane and…

2009

Objective: To explore the clinical application and significance of long self-regulating scissor and CO2 laser for large faucial…

1999

The faucial carrying of Streptococcus pyogenes in patients presenting impetigo was determined as a risk factor for non…

1991

1989

Five cases of fulminant diphtheritic myocarditis are described. Among them, three had extensive faucial diphtheria. Two had minor…

1983

1975

Nine hundred patients (250 females and 650 males) attending the Clinic for the Treatment of Venereal Diseases had throat swabs…

1959

1947

The second phase of the outbreak was dealt with in general on the lines advocated by Fulton, Taylor, Wells, and Wilson (1941…

1933

It has been quite generally accepted that the Plaut-Vincent organisms have a pathogenic relationship to a variety of clinical…