title: Nasopharyngeal Corynebacterium ulcerans: a different diphtheria.
abstract: A case of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection is presented. The diagnosis was delayed and no anti-toxin administered. A nasopharyngeal biopsy was complicated by severe haemorrhage necessitating a post nasal pack. A brief review of the pathology and treatment of Corynebacterium ulcerans is given.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Wythenshawe Hospital.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: de Carpentier
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Flanagan
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Timms
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Nassar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy