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Diphtheria (Nasopharyngeal Membrane) |
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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.
Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.