A case of fulminant respiratory diphtheria in a 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022: a case report.

Autor:	Traugott, M. T., Pleininger, S., Inschlag-Tisch, S., Eder, B., Seitz, T., Merrelaar, A., Reiß-Kornfehl, J., Fussi, J., Schindler, S., Blaschitz, M., Heger, F., Indra, A., Karolyi, M., Staudacher, M., Oelschlaegel, T., Hoepler, W., Neuhold, S., Wenisch, C.
Předmět:	COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis AFGHANS DIPHTHERIA antitoxin DIPHTHERIA RESPIRATORY infections MULTIPLE organ failure SEVERITY of illness index TREATMENT delay (Medicine) REFUGEES SUDDEN onset of disease DEATH EARLY medical intervention ADULTS
Zdroj:	Infection; Apr2023, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p489-495, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 3 Charts
Abstrakt:	Purpose: Raising awareness of respiratory diphtheria and for the importance of early antitoxin administration. Methods: Report of a case of fulminant, imported respiratory diphtheria in an otherwise healthy 24-year-old Afghan refugee in Austria in May 2022. Result: This was the first case of respiratory diphtheria in Austria since 1993. Diphtheria antitoxin was administered at an already progressed disease stage. This delay contributed to a fulminant disease course with multiorgan failure and death. Conclusion: In high-income countries with low case numbers, awareness of respiratory diphtheria and for the importance of early antitoxin administration must be raised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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