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	Child has diphtheria, thick gray coating over back of throat www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphiac001.jpg Larger image: www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphiac001a.jpg Largest image: www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphiac001b.jpg Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Child has "bullneck diphtheria" www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphiac002.jpg Larger image: www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphiac002a.jpg Largest image: www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphiac002b.jpg Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Diphtheria skin lesion on the neck www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphcdc001a.jpg Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	10-year-old child with severe diphtheria www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphcdc002a.jpg Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphcdc003a.jpg Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Close-up of a diphtheria skin lesion Larger image: www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphcdc004a.jpg Largest image: www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphcdc004b.jpg Courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	Pharyngeal diphtheria with membranes covering the tonsils and uvula www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphaap001.jpg Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
	“Bull neck” appearance of diphtheritic cervical lymphadenopathy www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphaap002.jpg Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
	Diphtheria pneumonia (hemorrhagic) with bronchiolar membranes www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphaap003.jpg Copyright American Academy of Pediatrics
	Diphtheria, pseudomembrane www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphpmh001.jpg Copyright Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong For permission to use image, contact Dr. CW Leung at: leungcw@ha.org.hk
	An Indonesian child with diphtheria kept alive by a throat operation www.vaccineinformation.org/photos/diphwho001a.jpg Photo by L. Matlovski, Courtesy of the World Health Organization

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