Imported cutaneous diphtheria, United Kingdom.
Cutaneous diphtheria is endemic in tropical countries but unusual in the United Kingdom. Four cases occurred in the United Kingdom within 2 months in 2002. Because cutaneous diphtheria causes outbreaks of both cutaneous and pharyngeal forms, early diagnosis is essential for implementing control measures; high diphtheria vaccination coverage must also be maintained.
de Benoist
Anne-Claire
AC
Immunisation Division, Health Protection Agency, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, United Kingdom.
White
Joanne Margaret
JM
Efstratiou
Androulla
A
Kelly
Carole
C
Mann
Ginder
G
Nazareth
Bernadette
B
Irish
Charles James
CJ
Kumar
Deepti
D
Crowcroft
Natasha Sarah
NS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid