Be Vigilant of Peripheral Circulatory Failure in Early Stage of Diphtheria Misdiagnosed as Myocarditis

The localized outbreaks of diphtheria still happened in some areas in recent years. The case—fatality rate Of diphtheria is rising and so is the case—fatality rate of toxic myocarditis. About 16 years ago, reviewing the clinical data concerning patients who had died of diphtheria in our hospital, we learned a lesson from our faults in the treatment of diphtheria for the pur-