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Cutaneous diphtheria complicated oncologic reconstruction surgery in osteosarcoma

Diphtheria is an uncommon bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract. We described a surgical site infection in a young adolescent female on maintenance chemotherapy. Corynebacterium diphtheriae was recovered from the wound, and she was treated with antibiotics and antitoxin. Cutaneous dipht...

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Autores principales: Abdolkarimi, Babak, Amanati, Ali, Bahoush Mehdiabadi, Gholamreza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8829671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35154731
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5425
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Sumario:Diphtheria is an uncommon bacterial infection of the upper respiratory tract. We described a surgical site infection in a young adolescent female on maintenance chemotherapy. Corynebacterium diphtheriae was recovered from the wound, and she was treated with antibiotics and antitoxin. Cutaneous diphtheria should be considered in immunocompromised patients receiving chemotherapy.