1.
Med Sante Trop
; 29(3): 253-255, 2019 Aug 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31573517
ABSTRACT
Diphtheria is an infectious disease transmitted by air or by contact. There are three main species of corynebacterium: diphtheriae, ulcerans, and pseudotuberculosis. They may or may not secrete a toxin responsible for serious cardiac or neurological complications. The frequent clinical presentations are diphtheria angina and cutaneous diphtheria. When it is suspected, it is urgent to send cutaneous or pharyngeal samples to the National Reference Center. If toxin is present, serotherapy should be instituted and the case should be reported. Antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin or azithromycin is the standard treatment. Vaccine prevention begun in the middle of the 20th century has helped to slow epidemics.
Subject(s)
Diphtheria/complications , Hyperalgesia/microbiology , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/complications , Skin Ulcer/microbiology , Adult , Humans , Male , Senegal
2.
Rev Pneumol Clin
; 73(5): 276-279, 2017 10.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29054713