[Cutaneous leishmaniotic ulcers with Corynebacterium diphtheriae].
In a prospective study to evaluate the influence of secondary bacterial infection on the evaluation of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Corte de Pedra (Bahia), we isolated Corynebacterium diphtheriae in 7 (8.3%) out of 84 patients with ulcers studied. Due to the small number of patients with the presence of the bacteria in the ulcer, we could not conclude whether Corynebacterium diphtheriae behaves only as a colonizer nor its influence on the healing of the leishmaniotic ulcer.
Vera
Luis Angel
LA
Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF.
Macêdo
Vanize de Oliveira
Vde O
Magalhães
Albino Verçosa
AV
Ciuffo
Isolina Allen
IA
Santos
Conceição Guerra
CG
Santos
João Barberino
JB
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000382:microbiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*