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We describe a 4.5-year-old girl who presented with severe febrile throat infection and who, after a few days, developed ventricular tachycardia followed by atrioventricular block. Although a pacemaker was inserted, she died of cardiogenic shock. Throat cultures were positive for Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
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Perles, Z., Nir, A., Cohen, E. et al. Atrioventricular Block in a Toxic Child: Do Not Forget Diphtheria. Pediatr Cardiol 21, 282–283 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002460010062
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