• myGriffith
    • Staff portal
    • Contact Us⌄
      • Future student enquiries 1800 677 728
      • Current student enquiries 1800 154 055
      • International enquiries +61 7 3735 6425
      • General enquiries 07 3735 7111
      • Online enquiries
      • Staff phonebook
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Journal articles
    • View Item
    • Home
    • Griffith Research Online
    • Journal articles
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

  • All of Griffith Research Online
    • Communities & Collections
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • This Collection
    • Authors
    • By Issue Date
    • Titles
  • Statistics

  • Most Popular Items
  • Statistics by Country
  • Most Popular Authors
  • Support

  • Contact us
  • FAQs
  • Admin login

  • Login
  • A case of toxigenic, pharyngeal diphtheria in Australia.

    Thumbnail
    Author(s)
    Grigg, Sarah
    Hogan, David
    Hosein, F Shaun
    Johns, Dean
    Jennison, Amy
    Subedi, Shradha
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Hosein, F Shaun
    Subedi, Shradha
    Year published
    2020
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    A 42- year- old woman presented to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Queensland, with a 5- day history of odynophagia, orthopnoea and rapid onset of neck swelling over 12 hours. She had returned one week prior from a year- long trip to Central America, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Relevant past medical history included nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease, use of prednisolone 2.5 mg daily and previous treatment with rituximab. Childhood vaccinations were reported, but she had no booster travel vaccinationsA 42- year- old woman presented to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Queensland, with a 5- day history of odynophagia, orthopnoea and rapid onset of neck swelling over 12 hours. She had returned one week prior from a year- long trip to Central America, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Relevant past medical history included nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease, use of prednisolone 2.5 mg daily and previous treatment with rituximab. Childhood vaccinations were reported, but she had no booster travel vaccinations
    View less >
    Journal Title
    Medical Journal of Australia
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50566
    Note
    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Psychology
    Communicable diseases
    Disease transmission, infectious
    Respiratory tract infections
    Travel medicine
    Vaccine preventable disease
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/393387
    Collection
    • Journal articles

    Footer

    Disclaimer

    • Privacy policy
    • Copyright matters
    • CRICOS Provider - 00233E
    • TEQSA: PRV12076

    Tagline

    • Gold Coast
    • Logan
    • Brisbane - Queensland, Australia
    First Peoples of Australia
    • Aboriginal
    • Torres Strait Islander