title: Diphtheria and lethal upper airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beh
authors.forename: Roger W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Byard
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D001344:Autopsy; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*