ArticleCureus2021
A Case of Life-Threatening Airway Obstruction Caused by Acute Diphtheria Infection in the United Kingdom.
Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
Diphtheria is a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening infection. Cases in the United Kingdom are rare due to widespread vaccination. However, in recent years, there has been a notable increase in cases in the United Kingdom. We present the case of a 76-year-old British Caucasian female who presented to the Emergency Department with shortness of breath and "chest tightness." She reported a five-day history of worsening sore throat, odynophagia, and aphonia. On inspection, she had noisy, laboured breathing with the use of her accessory muscles. Flexible laryngoscopy revealed purulent, thick yellow discharge in the nasal cavity, oropharynx, and supraglottis, with oedema of the subglottic mucosa. She became increasingly breathless and was peri-arrest when emergency orotracheal intubation was performed. She was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit for ventilatory support and intravenous antibiotics. Four days after presentation, her microbiology results confirmed toxigenic
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