Diphtheritic membrane

Diphtheritic membrane extending from uvula to pharyngeal wall and neck edema in 47-year-old female patient.

Reproduced with permission from: Kadirova R, Kartoglu HU, Strebel PM. Clinical characteristics and management of 676 hospitalized diphtheria cases, Kyrgyz Republic, 1995. J Infect Dis 2000; 181:S110. Copyright © 2000 University of Chicago Press.

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