Cutaneous diphtheria infection

Cutaneous diphtheria is an infection of the skin by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.^[1]:265

It is also known as "desert sore".^[2]

See also

• Diphtheria
• Skin lesion

References

1. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0. 
2. ^ Geoffrey V. Gill; Nick Beeching (1 March 2004). Lecture notes on tropical medicine. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 33–. ISBN 9780632064960. http://books.google.com/books?id=0ugE7BxfhVUC&pg=PA33. Retrieved 14 May 2010. 

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