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Diphtheria pathogenesis
C.diphtheriae is a toxin-mediated disease, which means that the signs and symptoms that arise in the disease are caused by a toxin produced by this bacterium.
Diphtheria toxin is a heat-resistant polypeptide that can
lethal at a dose of 0.1 µm/kg. Diphtheria toxin is absorbed into the mucous membranes and causes epithelial destruction and a superficial inflammatory response.
The necrotic epithelium becomes embedded in fibrinous exudate and red and white blood cells, forming a grayish-white pseudomembrane that often lines the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx.
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Definition of diphtheria
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease that mainly attacks the tonsils, pharynx, larynx, nose, and sometimes affects the mucous membranes or skin and sometimes also attacks the conjunctiva or vagina. However, cases that occur more frequently are in the form of acute infections that attack the upper respiratory tract.
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Diphtheria complications
Inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis)
Pneumonia or lung infection
Kidney failure
Nerve damage
Paralysis