Diphtheria Specialists in Maharashtra
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat, and produces a toxin affecting the heart and nervo…
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Treatment & Types of Diphtheria in Maharashtra
Diphtheria antitoxin (to neutralize the toxin), antibiotics (penicillin or erythromycin to eliminate bacteria), airway management, hospitalization, bed rest
Diphtheria is classified by the site of infection as respiratory diphtheria, affecting the throat and airway with the characteristic grey pseudomembrane, or cutaneous diphtheria, causing skin lesions, which is generally milder but still contagious. Respiratory diphtheria is further considered more dangerous when the pseudomembrane spreads enough to obstruct the airway or when the toxin affects the heart and nerves.