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Nasopharyngeal Corynebacterium ulcerans: a different diptheria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. P. de Carpentier ,
P. M. Flanagan ,
I. P. Singh ,
M. S. Timms  and
W. Y. Nassar
J. P. de Carpentier*
Affiliation:
ENT DepartmentsWythenshawe Hospital
P. M. Flanagan
Affiliation:
ENT DepartmentsWythenshawe Hospital
I. P. Singh
Affiliation:
ENT DepartmentsWythenshawe Hospital
M. S. Timms
Affiliation:
ENT DepartmentsBlackburn Royal Infirmary.
W. Y. Nassar
Affiliation:
ENT DepartmentsWythenshawe Hospital
*
c/o ENT Department, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT.
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Abstract

A case of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection is presented. The diagnosis was delayed and no anti-toxin administered. A nasopharyngeal biopsy was complicated by severe haemorrhage necessitating a post nasal pack. A brief review of the pathology and treatment of Corynebacterium ulcerans is given.

Keywords

NasopharynxCorynebacterium Ulcerans
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 9 , September 1992 , pp. 824 - 826
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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