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Child has diphtheria, thick gray coating over back of throat
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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10-year-old child with severe diphtheria
Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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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
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Diphtheria pneumonia (hemorrhagic) with bronchiolar membranes
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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
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An Indonesian child with diphtheria kept alive by a throat operation
Photo by L. Matlovski, Courtesy of the World Health Organization
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