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case_images: White membrane adherent to the pharynx noted on oropharyngeal examination on presentation in a 14-month-old incompletely vaccinated infant with respiratory distress.
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case_images: Oropharyngeal examination revealed an inflamed and oedematous uvula and tonsils with a thick, white, friable membrane adherent to the oropharynx which bled upon touch (Figure 1), prompting a provisional diagnosis of diphtheria.