A case of fulminant respiratory diphtheria in a 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022: a case report

PURPOSE: Raising awareness of respiratory diphtheria and for the importance of early antitoxin administration. METHODS: Report of a case of fulminant, imported respiratory diphtheria in an otherwise healthy 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022. RESULT: This was the first case of respira...

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Autores principales: Traugott, M. T., Pleininger, S., Inschlag-Tisch, S., Eder, B., Seitz, T., Merrelaar, A., Reiß-Kornfehl, J., Fussi, J., Schindler, S., Blaschitz, M., Heger, F., Indra, A., Karolyi, M., Staudacher, M., Oelschlaegel, T., Hoepler, W., Neuhold, S., Wenisch, C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10042955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36178603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-022-01926-4
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Sumario:PURPOSE: Raising awareness of respiratory diphtheria and for the importance of early antitoxin administration. METHODS: Report of a case of fulminant, imported respiratory diphtheria in an otherwise healthy 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022. RESULT: This was the first case of respiratory diphtheria in Austria since 1993. Diphtheria antitoxin was administered at an already progressed disease stage. This delay contributed to a fulminant disease course with multiorgan failure and death. CONCLUSION: In high-income countries with low case numbers, awareness of respiratory diphtheria and for the importance of early antitoxin administration must be raised.

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