白喉前10余年几乎已绝迹,但近一年来白喉在我区又有发生和流行的趋势。我院自1993年11月～1994年12月收治白喉患者21例,其中院外误诊13例(61.90％),为提高诊治水平,控制其发生和流行,现就将其流行及临床特点分析如下。 Diphtheria almost extinct more than 10 years ago, but in the past year diphtheria has occurred in our region and the trend of the epidemic. In our hospital from November 1993 to December 1994, 21 patients were treated with diphtheria, of which 13 cases (61.90%) were misdiagnosed outside the hospital. In order to improve the diagnosis and treatment and to control its occurrence and prevalence, the prevalence and clinical characteristics of the patients were analyzed as follows.