Cutaneous Corynebacterium Infection Presenting with Disseminated Skin Nodules and Ulceration

In the context of the European migrant crisis, more and more cases of cutaneous diphtheria are seen. A typical presentation includes painful cutaneous ulcerations with grayish-whitish pseudomembranes. Here we present 2 male Eritrean patients suffering from cutaneous nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kolios, Antonios G.A., Cozzio, Antonio, Zinkernagel, Annelies S., French, Lars E., Kündig, Thomas M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
Materias:
Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000476054
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Sumario:In the context of the European migrant crisis, more and more cases of cutaneous diphtheria are seen. A typical presentation includes painful cutaneous ulcerations with grayish-whitish pseudomembranes. Here we present 2 male Eritrean patients suffering from cutaneous nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae (patient 1) and Corynebacterium striatum (patient 2) infection.

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