Diphtheria Photos

This photomicrograph depicted a number of Gram-positive Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria, which had been stained using the methylene blue technique. The specimen was taken from a Pai’s slant culture.

McLeod's agar plate culture of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, gravis biotype

Photomicrograph of Corynebacterium diphtheriae taken from an 18 hour culture, and using Albert's stain.

Blood agar culture with growing colonies of Corynebacterium diphtheria var. belfanti bacteria

Micrograph revealing an intranuclear inclusion body in a heart section from a patient with diphtheria-related myocarditis.

Child with diphtheria showing a characteristic swollen neck, sometimes referred to as “bull neck”.

Diphtheria skin lesion on the neck.

A diphtheria skin lesion on the leg.