title: Pulmonary nodules due to Corynebacterium ulcerans.
abstract: A 53 year old male with symptoms of coughing for 6 months presented with bilateral multiple pulmonary nodules suggestive of metastatic disease. By surgical resection 4 out of 6 nodules were removed. Histopathological examination showed granulomatous necrotizing inflammation with growth of Corynebacterium ulcerans, which did not produce diphtheria toxin. The patient was treated with penicillin for 1 week. Follow-up for 2 yrs showed no sign of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Clinical Microbiology, Herlev University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dessau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brandt-Christensen
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tønnesen
mesh_terms: D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography