Diphtheroid

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The term diphtheroid means similar to or relating to diphtheria , but can also refer to a variant of the disease.

The term is often used in connection with diseases caused by bacteria or viruses , the symptoms of which are similar to those of diphtheria, e.g. similarly colored coatings on the tongue or in the throat ( pseudodiphtheria , Epstein's disease , necrobacillosis ). Also adhering fibrinous deposits in other mucous membranes are used as diphtheroid or diphtheroid- necrotizing inflammation refers, for example, the nasal mucosa in atrophic rhinitis , trachea at IBR , the gastric mucosa in rinderpest , IBR, swine and BVD / MD , the colonic mucosa at panleukopenia , salmonellosis , Balantidienruhr and swine fever, bladder mucosa , penile foreskin , vaginal mucosa, or placenta .

The appearance of gram-positive rod - shaped bacteria under the microscope can also be described as diphtheriod , regardless of the clinical signs typically triggered by the respective bacteria.

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