Diphtheria bull neck.5325 lores

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Description: English: This child with diphtheria presented with a characteristic swollen neck, sometimes referred to as “bull neck”. Diphtheria is an acute bacterial disease involving primarily the tonsils, pharynx, larynx, nose, skin, and at times other mucous membranes. The mucosal lesion is marked by a patch or patches of an adherent grayish membrane with a surrounding inflammation. Deutsch: Kind mit geschwollenem Hals aufgrund der Entzündung. Polski: "Szyja Nerona". 日本語: ジフテリア患者に見られる喉頭部の腫脹. Русский: Дифтерия вызывает характерный отёк шеи, часто называемый "бычьей" шеей. 中文：白喉导致特有的颈部肿胀，有时成为“公牛脖”. Norsk bokmål: Barn med difteri. עברית: צוואר נפוח כתוצאה מדיפתריה. Date: 25 February 1993, 02:22. Source: : This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #5325. Note: Not all PHIL images are public domain; be sure to check copyright status and credit authors and content providers. العربية | Deutsch | English | македонски | slovenščina | +/−. Author: Photo Credit: Content Providers(s): CDC. Permission(Reusing this file): PD-USGov-HHS-CDC English: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.