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This image shows an intraoral view revealing pharyngeal inflammation in a patient with diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. An adherent gray pseudomembrane is visible on the right tonsil. Mucus is also present extending from the nasopharynx into the oropharyngeal region.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Carl Flint
Creation Date: 1965
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