title: Imported cutaneous diphtheria, United Kingdom.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Immunisation Division, Health Protection Agency, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Anne-Claire
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Benoist
authors.forename: Joanne Margaret
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Androulla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Efstratiou
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Ginder
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nazareth
authors.forename: Charles James
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Irish
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Natasha Sarah
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Crowcroft
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004168:Diphtheria Toxoid