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Photos of the Disease
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This photomicrograph depicted a number of Gram-positive Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria, which had been stained using the methylene blue technique. The specimen was taken from a Pai’s slant culture.
McLeod's agar plate culture of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, gravis biotype.
A photomicrograph of Corynebacterium diphtheriae taken from an 18 hour culture, and using Albert's stain.
This blood agar culture is growing colonies of Corynebacterium diphtheria var. belfanti bacteria.
This micrograph reveals an intranuclear inclusion body in a heart section from a patient with diphtheria-related myocarditis.
Images of People Affected by the Disease
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This child with diphtheria presented with a characteristic swollen neck, sometimes referred to as “bull neck”.
Diphtheria skin lesion on the neck.
A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg.
Additional Images and Regulations
- Amercan Academy of Pediatrics
- Immunization Action Coalition
- National Network for Immunization Information
- Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
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Content last reviewed on February 13, 2007
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases