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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]

## Overview

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In respiratory diphtheria, a CT scan may reveal swelling of the soft tissue of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx uvula, and soft palate.[1]

## CT

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In respiratory diphtheria, a CT scan may reveal swelling of the soft tissue of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, larynx uvula, and soft palate.[1]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Radiology of Infectious Disease https://books.google.com/books?id=8PlrCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=imaging+diphtheria&source=bl&ots=ksaVMwGJ3P&sig=ZMvNuUCCQk7aE0V2hGGT__kPDls&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi09ev8-9DPAhVB2R4KHcxxBhsQ6AEISjAJ#v=onepage&q=imaging diphtheria&f=false Accessed on Oct 10, 2016

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