Diagnosaurus
Diphtheria
DDx
- Streptococcal pharyngitis
- Oral candidiasis
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Viral pharyngitis, eg, adenovirus, herpes simplex virus
- Necrotizing gingivostomatitis (Vincent’s angina, trench mouth)
- Arcanobacterium haemolyticum pharyngitis
- Other causes of cranial nerve or motor neuropathy, eg, myasthenia gravis, botulism, Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Myocarditis due to other causes
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Diphtheria." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114091/all/Diphtheria.
Zeiger RFR. Diphtheria. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114091/all/Diphtheria. Accessed May 16, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Diphtheria. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114091/all/Diphtheria
Zeiger RFR. Diphtheria [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 16]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114091/all/Diphtheria.
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