[Subtoxic diphtheria of the oropharynx with neurologic complications in an adult man].
A case is reported of subtoxic local diphtheria in a male of 43 complicated by the development of cardiosclerosis and polyradiculoneuropathy as a result of late diagnosis and hospitalization, alcohol abuse. Pulmonary thromboembolism was a cause of death.
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D000328:Adult; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000150:complications*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D009960:Oropharynx; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D017211:Treatment Failure