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CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE INFECTION
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Diphtheria
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Difteria
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Difteria
Synonyms
English
:
Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection
Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infections
Infection, Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Tree Number:
C01.252.410.040.246.388
Definition
English
:
A localized
infection
of mucous
membranes
or skin caused by toxigenic strains of
CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE
. It is characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane at the site of
infection
.
DIPHTHERIA TOXIN
, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause
myocarditis
, polyneuritis, and other systemic
toxic effects.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
caused by
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
4222
Unique Identifier:
D004165
Occurrence in VHL
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