Arcanobacterium haemolyticum: two case reports.
Two uncommon presentations of Arcanobacterium Haemolyticum infection (sinusitis and pharyngitis) are described, emphasizing the poor response to commonly used antibiotics and the possibility of serious local and systemic complications. The difficulties still encountered in the clinical diagnosis are underlined, since this organism could easily pass unrecognized in bacteriological cultures.
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Institute of Otolaryngology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. mariangela.v@libero.it
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D000192:Actinomycetales; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D001623:Betamethasone