Diphtheria (Nasopharyngeal Membrane)
Diphtheria (Nasopharyngeal Membrane)
Toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae may cause a thick pharyngeal exudate. The exudate is dirty gray and is tough, fibrinous, and adherent to the mucosae.
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