This was a rare case of late onset diphtheritic myocarditis in an unimmunised adult.
Kutty Sharada Vinod, Nitin Gupta, Harsh Sahu, Naveet Wig 2017, 'Late Presentation of Post Diphtheritic Myocarditis in a 15-year male', Journal of Nepal Medical Associationhttps://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2873. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Diphtheritic membranes on the tongue and oral mucosa were apparent at necropsy.
Kyung-Yeon Eo1, Young-Hoan Kim2, Kwang-Hyun Cho3, Jong-Sik Jang4, Tae-Hwan Kim5, DongmiKwak5 and Oh-Deog Kwon5* 2011, 'Infection of Avian Pox Virus in Oriental Turtle-Doves', Pakistan Veterinary Journalhttp://pvj.com.pk/pdf-files/31_4/354-356.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Avian pox virus infection was suspected based on the proliferative skin lesions and oral diphtheritic lesions.
Kyung-Yeon Eo1, Young-Hoan Kim2, Kwang-Hyun Cho3, Jong-Sik Jang4, Tae-Hwan Kim5, DongmiKwak5 and Oh-Deog Kwon5* 2011, 'Infection of Avian Pox Virus in Oriental Turtle-Doves', Pakistan Veterinary Journalhttp://pvj.com.pk/pdf-files/31_4/354-356.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)