274: A CASE REPORT OF ACUTE DIPHTHERIA INFECTION WITH COVID-19 SEVERE PNEUMONIA.

After securing airway with tracheostomy 6.0, throat examination revealed purulent yellow grey membrane in the throat and tonsils for which throat swabs culture was sent which later came positive for I Corynebacterium diphtheria i and child was shifted to PICU for further management. There is an emergent need esp in the LMIC for highlighting the importance of primary immunization in children at government level esp for the preventable diseases like diphtheria and other preventable communicable diseases. B Introduction: b SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) is responsible for more than 176 million infections and over 3.8 million deaths worldwide, with a wide range of clinical spectrum, including mild, moderate, and severe which vary from patient to patient. [Extracted from the article]