title: A fatal case of diphtheria.
abstract: A fatal case of diphtheria occurred in a nonimmunized child. The child died because of the late diagnosis of the disease, which is now extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Athens University, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goutas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simopoulou
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Papazoglou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agapitos
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology