Laryngopharyngitis by Corynebacterium ulcerans.
A 71-year-old female patient was hospitalized with membranous laryngopharyngitis typical of classical diphtheria. A toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium ulcerans was isolated from the throat. The patient was treated for 6 days with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and recovered without complications. This second reported case of diphtheric laryngopharyngitis caused by C. ulcerans in Switzerland is a reminder that C. ulcerans should be included as a possible agent in patients with classical diphtheria symptoms.
Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland.
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D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013557:Switzerland; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents