Cutaneous diphtheria infection
Cutaneous diphtheria infection | |
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A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg | |
Specialty | Infectious disease |
Cutaneous diphtheria is an infection of the skin by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.[1]: 265 It is also known as "desert sore".[2]
See also[]
- Diphtheria
- Skin lesion
References[]
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ^ Geoffrey V. Gill; Nick Beeching (1 March 2004). Lecture notes on tropical medicine. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-632-06496-0. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
Categories:
- Bacterium-related cutaneous conditions
- Diphtheria
- Infection-related cutaneous condition stubs