The specific treatment (diphtheria antitoxin) was not useful in our child as the child presented 4 wk after diphtheria infection. This case report will increase the awareness of sporadic occurrence of a rare disease among fellow pediatricians. [content.iospress.com]

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Limb muscle weakness was present in 94%. Respiratory muscles were involved in 85.4% cases and 60.4% required mechanical ventilation, while 14.6% had fatal outcome and 10.4% had hypoxic neurological injury. Boys were affected more. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report an instructive case of diphtheritic polyneuropathy that provides an opportunity to review its typical presentation and management. [jnnp.bmj.com]

Diagnostic workup consists of confirming infection and neurophysiological evidence of demyelination. Management is conservative with attention paid to respiration and the airway, which may require mechanical ventilation if significantly impaired. [medlink.com]

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  Answers Teaching Points Click Your Answer Below Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a gram-positive rod is the causative organism Transmission is only by droplet Neurological and skin manifestations are commonly seen None of the above Would you like to access [knowledge.statpearls.com]

"How effective are treatments other than antibiotics for acute sore throat?". Br J Gen Pract. 50 (459): 817–20. PMC 1313826. [en.wikipedia.org]

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At adequate treatment at 75 – 85% of patients good restoration is observed. [herbalthera.com]

Treatment is begun with a plasma exchange or corticosteroids. [infomeds.net]

However, especially in view of the increasing number of European outbreaks, correct differentiation from Guillain-Barré syndrome (table) and other neuropathies is important because the treatment and prognosis are different and because of the importance [jnnp.bmj.com]

Prognosis Recovery from peripheral neuropathy is usually slow. Depending on aetiology patient may fully, partially recovered or patient may develop chronic muscular atrophy if severely affected. [orion-group.net]

↑ Havaldar, PV; Sankpal MN, Doddannavar RP. (2000). [ Expression error: Missing operand for > "Diphtheritic myocarditis: clinical and laboratory parameters of prognosis and fatal outcome."]. [ourmed.org]

The prognosis is generally poor, but some patients respond to intravenous ganciclovir (2.5 mg/kg every 8 hours for 10 days, then 7.5 mg/kg daily 5 days per week). [advances-in-medicine.net]

^ Havaldar, PV; Sankpal MN, Doddannavar RP. (2000). [ Expression error: Missing operand for > "Diphtheritic myocarditis: clinical and laboratory parameters of prognosis and fatal outcome."]. [dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr]

Reasons of the Diphtheritic polyneuropathy: The etiological agent - a diphtheritic stick (Corynebacterium diphtheriae). [en.medicalmed.de]

Despite an extensive evaluation, in approximately half of patients, no etiology is ever found; these patients typically have a predominately sensory polyneuropathy and have been labeled as having idiopathic or cryptogenic sensory polyneuropathy (CSPN) [accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com]

Careful history taking with attention to family history, environmental exposure, and systemic illness, combined with neurological examination and laboratory studies can determine the etiology in most of the cases. [orion-group.net]

 ETIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION  1.metabolic-DM,amyloidosis,porphyria  2.infections-leprosy,HIV,CMV,syphilis,  diphtheria,lymedisease  3.immune- GBS,CIDN,MMN  4.hereditary-CMT  5.Toxic-drugs,alcohol,heavymetals  6.vasculitis-PAN,CSS,cryoglobulinemia [slideshare.net]

Careful history taking with attention to family history, environmental exposure, and systemic illness, combined with neurological examination and laboratory studies can determine the etiology in most peripheral neuropathies. [neuropathology-web.org]

Epidemiology Diphtheria is a serious disease, with fatality rates between 5% and 10%. [ourmed.org]

The committee uses no specific algorithm or diagnostic criteria for every case but comes to a consensus on the most likely diagnosis on the basis of clinical, laboratory, and epidemiologic data. [wwwnc.cdc.gov]

Clinical presentation of the neuropathies depends upon the associated pathophysiologic mechanisms and the anatomical location of the nerve damage. [search.credoreference.com]

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"Antibiotics for preventing recurrent sore throat". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015 (7): CD008911. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008911.pub2. PMC 8860619. PMID 26171901. ^ "Hot drinks ease cold and flu". [en.wikipedia.org]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diphtheria (Medical Encyclopedia) [ Read More ] [icdlist.com]

Khera) Cite This Article Abstract Diphtheritic polyneuropathy is a vaccine-preventable illness caused by exotoxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. [wwwnc.cdc.gov]