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Two Techniques to Create Hypoparathyroid Mice: Parathyroidectomy Using GFP Glands and Diphtheria-Toxin-Mediated Parathyroid Ablation
Published on: March 14, 2017
[Diphtheria: new clinical presentations of an old disease]
Matteo Coen1,2, Chloé Alberto3, Gilles Éperon4
1Service de médecine interne, Département de médecine, HUG, 1211 Genève 14.
Abstract:
Diphtheria is reappearing in a typical cutaneous form where pre-existing skin lesions (wounds or insect bites) become pustular and turn into painful non-healing ulcers. This form is more common among migrants and disadvantaged populations. Lesions can be caused by strains of toxigenic and non-toxigenic Corynebacteria and among them the famous Corynebacterium diphtheriae. In this paper we review diphtheria's clinical presentations and pathogenesis, as well as methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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