(from the article `diphtheria`) ...form, nasopharyngeal diphtheria, the tonsillar infection spreads to the nose and throat structures, sometimes completely covering them with the ...
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Diphtheria affecting the larynx, usually with asphyxiation due to obstruction of the airway by the membrane that forms, with fatal outcome. ... Synonym: laryngotracheal diphtheria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. diphtheria affecting the larynx, usually with asphyxiation due to obstruction of the airway by the membrane that forms, with fatal outcome. Synonyms: laryngotracheal diphtheria
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