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Putrid throat: a historic term for a severely inflamed throat, with tissue destruction, and fetid odor, often due to strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis) or diphtheria. REFERENCE: Kasper, D., et al. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine..
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial disease that causes severe inflammation of the nose, throat and windpipe (trachea). Diphtheria is extremely rare in developed nations including Australia because of the widespread use of the diphtheria vaccine.