A Gram-positive bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It usually involves the oral cavity, pharynx, and nasal cavity. Patients develop pseudomembranes in the affected areas and manifest signs and symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. The diphtheria toxin may cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic effects. [ NCIT:P378 ]
Synonyms: Corynebacterium infection
Term information
- GARD:1875 (MONDO:GARD)
- SCTID:397428000 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD10CM:A36 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0012546 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:032 (EFO:0005549)
- NCIT:C34541 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:4334 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD10CM:A36.3 (Orphanet:1679/btnt)
- MedDRA:10013023 (Orphanet:1679/e)
- DOID:11405 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- Orphanet:1679 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:032.9 (MONDO:i2s)
- EFO:0005549 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D004165 (Orphanet:1679/e)
gard_rare, ordo_disorder, otar, rare, nord_rare, orphanet_rare
http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_1679
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_11405
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0012546
http://identifiers.org/medgen/4334
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D004165
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C34541
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/397428000
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/ICD10CM/A36