Cutaneous Corynebacterium Infection Presenting with Disseminated Skin Nodules and Ulceration
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In the context of the European migrant crisis, more and more cases of cutaneous diphtheria are seen. A typical presentation includes painful cutaneous ulcerations with grayish-whitish pseudomembranes. Here we present 2 male Eritrean patients suffering from cutaneous nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae (patient 1) and Corynebacterium striatum (patient 2) infection.
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دوره 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017