Diphtheria and lethal upper airway obstruction

Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2015 Mar;11(1):133-5. doi: 10.1007/s12024-014-9623-y. Epub 2014 Oct 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Airway Obstruction / microbiology
  • Airway Obstruction / pathology*
  • Airway Obstruction / therapy
  • Autopsy
  • Cause of Death
  • Child
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae / isolation & purification*
  • Diphtheria / complications
  • Diphtheria / microbiology
  • Diphtheria / pathology*
  • Diphtheria / therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pharynx / microbiology
  • Respiratory System / microbiology
  • Respiratory System / pathology*