Diphtheria-like Illness due to Corynebacterium Ulcerans infection
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Diphtheria-like Illness due to Corynebacterium Ulcerans infection
A 15 year-old Filipino male was admitted to San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines for the first time on last June 9, 2009 complaining of fever and difficulty breathing. His condition started 3 days prior to admission as high grade fever accompanied by productive cough, chills and sore throat with painful swallowing (oedynophagia). Self medication with paracetamol and phenylpropanolamine was ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Medicine and Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1349-4147,1348-8945
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2010-15