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Chest roentgenogram upon admission. Frontal chest roentgenogram revealed extensive bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltrations, left greater than right.
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A chest roentgenogram revealed extensive bilateral diffuse pulmonary infiltrations (Fig. 1).
Tracheobronchial membranes at autopsy. Autopsy findings revealed numerous diphtheritic membrane formations (arrowheads) extended down into the larynx and further obstructing the distal tracheobronchial tree.
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Autopsy findings revealed numerous diphtheritic membrane formations extended down into the larynx and further obstructing the distal tracheobronchial tree (Fig. 2).
Strains of corynobacterium diphtheriae on a smear. A Giemsa stain (original magnification x 1000) of visceral hemorrhagic necrotic lesions was associated with numerous strains of corynobacterium diphthetiae, producing the typical club-shaped appearance and distributed in a typical Chinese-letter appearance on the smear (arrows).
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Membrane formations and visceral hemorrhagic necrotic lesions were associated with numerous strains of corynobacterium diphtheriae (producing the typical club-shaped appearance and distributed in a typical Chinese-letter appearance on the smear) (Fig. 3).