. A manual of diseases of the nose and throat. from diphtheria, and the Klebs-Loefflerbacilli are sometimes found, associated with strepto-cocci, in the purulent discharge. Acute nephritis is an occasional sequela of diphtheria,also coming on during convalescence or within the firstfew weeks thereafter. Suppuration of the glands of the neck is seen in thesevere forms of pharyngeal diphtheria, but more com-monly where the nose and nasopharynx are is found more often in children who were very muchrun down in health and debilitated before the onset ofthe diphtheria. The complication i
. A manual of diseases of the nose and throat. from diphtheria, and the Klebs-Loefflerbacilli are sometimes found, associated with strepto-cocci, in the purulent discharge. Acute nephritis is an occasional sequela of diphtheria,also coming on during convalescence or within the firstfew weeks thereafter. Suppuration of the glands of the neck is seen in thesevere forms of pharyngeal diphtheria, but more com-monly where the nose and nasopharynx are is found more often in children who were very muchrun down in health and debilitated before the onset ofthe diphtheria. The complication is usually unfavor-able, as septicemia and death frequently result. Differential Diagnosis. The diseases most likely to beconfounded with diphtheria are acute tonsillitis, strepto-coccus sore throat, mucous patches of secondary syph-ilis, and mycosis of the pharynx. The differential diagnosis between acute tonsillitisand diphtheria has been given in the article on theformer disease. A streptococcus infection of the tonsil and pharynx ><.
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