Laryngopharyngitis by Corynebacterium ulcerans.
A 71-year-old female patient was hospitalized with membranous laryngopharyngitis typical of classical diphtheria. A toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium ulcerans was isolated from the throat. The patient was treated for 6 days with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and recovered without complications. This...
| Publicado en: | Infection Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 168 - 171 |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | case study pictorial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jun2002
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| Sumario: | A 71-year-old female patient was hospitalized with membranous laryngopharyngitis typical of classical diphtheria. A toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium ulcerans was isolated from the throat. The patient was treated for 6 days with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and recovered without complications. This second reported case of diphtheric laryngopharyngitis caused by C. ulcerans in Switzerland is a reminder that C. ulcerans should be included as a possible agent in patients with classical diphtheria symptoms. |
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