Case Reports in Dermatology (May 2017)
Cutaneous Corynebacterium Infection Presenting with Disseminated Skin Nodules and Ulceration
Abstract
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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