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English: This child with diphtheria presented with a characteristic swollen neck, sometimes referred to as “bull neck”. Diphtheria is an acute bacterial disease involving primarily the tonsils, pharynx, larynx, nose, skin, and at times other mucous membranes. The mucosal lesion is marked by a patch or patches of an adherent grayish membrane with a surrounding inflammation.
Deutsch: Kind mit geschwollenem Hals aufgrund der Entzündung.
Polski: "Szyja Nerona".
日本語: ジフテリア患者に見られる喉頭部の腫脹.
Русский: Дифтерия вызывает характерный отёк шеи, часто называемый "бычьей" шеей.
中文：白喉导致特有的颈部肿胀，有时成为“公牛脖”.
Norsk bokmål: Barn med difteri.
עברית: צוואר נפוח כתוצאה מדיפתריה.
Date 25 February 1993, 02:22
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