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Complications List

Complications could include:
  • nephritis
  • Neurological Disorders

Complications Overview Articles

Diphtheria
The most common complication is inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis. The nervous system is also frequently and severely affected, which may result in temporary paralysis. The diphtheria toxin can also damage the kidneys.
Source:ADAM
Date:June 17, 2008
Diphtheria
The prognosis depends on the size and location of the membrane and on early treatment with antitoxin; the longer the delay, the higher the death rate. The most vulnerable persons are children under the age of 15 years and those who develop pneumon...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Diphtheria
The prognosis depends on the size and location of the membrane and on early treatment with antitoxin; the longer the delay, the higher the death rate. The most vulnerable patients are children under age 15 and those who develop pneumonia or myocar...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Complications Articles

Diphtheria
Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by the toxin-producing bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae .
Source:ADAM
Date:June 17, 2008
Myocarditis
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 17, 2006
Myocarditis
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart muscle (myocardium) that can result from a variety of causes. While most cases are produced by a viral infection, an inflammation of the heart muscle may also be instigated by toxins, drugs, and hypersensitive immune reactions.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Nephritis
Nephritis is inflammation of the kidney. The most prevalent form of acute nephritis is glomerulonephritis .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Paralysis
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group. The chain of nerve cells that runs from the brain through the spinal cord out to the muscle is called the motor pathway.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Paralysis
Paralysis is defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group. The chain of nerve cells that runs from the brain through the spinal cord out to the muscle is called the motor pathway.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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