cutaneous diphtheria
MONDO:0001479Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cutaneous diphtheria yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A usually mild form of diphtheria characterized by infection of the skin by corynebacterium diphtheria and the resulting formation of a chronic, shallow ulcer that is sometimes bordered or followed by a bulla.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001479), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.