Exudative Pharyngitis Possibly Due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, a New Challenge in The Differential Diagnosis of Diphtheria
| Autor: | Peter M. Strebel, Dannie G. Hollis, Hector S. Izurieta, Tanya Popovic, Thomas Youngblood |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
medicine.medical_specialty biology Diphtheria lcsh:R Corynebacterium lcsh:Medicine Disease biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Pharyngitis United States Microbiology law.invention lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Gram staining law medicine lcsh:RC109-216 Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum |
| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 65-68 (1997) |
| ISSN: | 1080-6059 1080-6040 |
| Popis: | Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum has rarely been reported to cause disease in humans, despite its common presence in the flora of the upper respiratory tract. We report here a case of exudative pharyngitis with pseudomembrane possibly caused by C. pseudodiphtheriticum in a 4-year-old girl. The case initially triggered clinical and laboratory suspicion of diphtheria. Because C. pseudodiphtheriticum can be easily confused with Corynebacterium diphtheriae in Gram stain, clarification of its role in the pathogenesis of exudative pharyngitis in otherwise healthy persons is of public health importance. Simple and rapid screening tests to differentiate C. pseudodiphtheriticum from C. diphtheriae should be performed to prevent unnecessary concern in the community and unnecessary outbreak control measures. |
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