Prognosis of Diphtheria

Complications:

Complications of Diphtheria may include:

• Myocarditis
• Arrhythmia
• Heart failure
• Peripheral neuritis
• The most severe complications can involve blockage of the air passages:
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Complications of Diphtheria from the Diseases Database include:

• Myocarditis
• 9th cranial nerve disorder
• 10th cranial nerve disorder
• Pharyngitis
• Cervical lymphadenopathy
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See also complications of Diphtheria.

Death Statistics for Diphtheria

The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Diphtheria:

• About 2,000 deaths from diptheria in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
• About 3,000 deaths from diptheria in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
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Diphtheria: Research More

• Diphtheria: Introduction
• Deaths: Diphtheria
• Symptoms: Diphtheria
• Complications: Diphtheria
• Treatments: Diphtheria

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Diphtheria usually refers to the likely outcome of Diphtheria. The prognosis of Diphtheria may include the duration of Diphtheria, chances of complications of Diphtheria, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Diphtheria, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Diphtheria. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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