[Classical pseudomembranous diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans].
In a 63-year-old patient presenting with signs of classical diphtheria including membranous pharyngotracheobronchitis and myocarditis, Corynebacterium ulcerans was isolated in pure culture from the membranes. The strain produced a toxin specific for C. ulcerans but no diphtheria toxin. The patient was discharged after a complicated hospital course including respiratory and cardiac failure. Besides Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which has very rarely been isolated in Switzerland in recent years, Corynebacterium ulcerans should be considered as a cause of classical diphtheria.
Gubler
J G
JG
Medizinische Klinik, Kantonsspital Winterthur.
Wüst
J
J
Krech
T
T
Hany
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D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000382:microbiology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000382:microbiology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000382:microbiology; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000382:microbiology
D001427:Bacterial Toxins
Klassische pseudomembranöse Diphtherie durch Corynebacterium ulcerans.