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Diphtheria

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayAspirationArrhythmiasReduced Cardiac OutputSkeletal Muscle WeaknessDroplet PrecautionsMyocarditis

Pathophysiology

Diphtheria is a toxin-mediated infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a gram-positive, club-shaped bacillus spread by respiratory droplets and close contact. It colonizes the nasopharynx,...

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