Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
Dispatch
Imported Cutaneous Diphtheria, United Kingdom
Anne-Claire de Benoist*, Joanne Margaret White*, Androulla Efstratiou†, Carole Kelly†, Ginder Mann†, Bernadette Nazareth‡, Charles James Irish§, Deepti Kumar¶, and Natasha Sarah Crowcroft*
Table
Distribution by year of cutaneous diphtheria cases caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains reported in the United Kingdom, 1985–2002
| Y | Month | Sex | Age | Biotype | Specimen | Immunization status | Associated country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |
Sept |
M |
5 |
gravis |
Scalp |
4 primary doses |
Bangladesh |
| 1990 |
Oct |
F |
19 |
mitis |
Skin |
Unvaccinated |
Pakistan |
| 1992 |
May |
F |
25 |
mitis |
Foot.
Insect bites |
Unknown |
Ghana |
| 1992 |
July |
F |
8m |
mitis |
Skin |
Unvaccinated |
Bangladesh |
| 1993 |
June |
F |
43 |
mitis |
Mosquito bites |
Unvaccinated |
Gambia |
| 1993 |
NAa |
M |
20 |
gravis |
Skin (RTA)b |
Unvaccinated |
Pakistan |
| 1994 |
NAa |
F |
64 |
mitis |
Foot (leprosy) |
Unvaccinated |
Bangladesh |
| 1994 |
Sept |
F |
32 |
mitis |
Foot, throat (membrane) |
4 primary doses |
India |
| 1995 |
March |
M |
27 |
mitis |
Skin |
4 primary doses |
Thailand |
| 1996 |
Nov |
M |
27 |
intermedius |
Insect bites |
4 primary doses |
Nepal and Thailand |
| 1997 |
Dec/Jan |
M |
39 |
mitis |
Foot |
4 primary doses + booster |
Indonesia |
| 1998 |
July |
M |
19 |
mitis |
Leg wound |
4 primary doses + booster |
Tanzania |
| 2000 |
Nov |
F |
44 |
mitis |
Toe (diabetes) |
Unknown |
Gambia |
| 2002 |
Sept |
F |
6 |
mitis |
Chest |
3 primary doses |
Bangladesh |
| 2002 |
Sept |
F |
12 |
mitis |
Feet |
3 primary doses |
Bangladesh |
| 2002 |
Oct. |
M |
81 |
mitis |
Skin |
Unvaccinated |
Pakistan |
| 2002 | Sept. | F | 8 | mitis | Leg, scalp, throat | Unvaccinated | Somalia |
aNot available.
bRoad traffic accident.
