Fatal diphtheria due to understated coryneform bacteria - Corynebacterium argentoratense – in vaccine era
oleh: Poongodi Lakshmi, Mohamed Razeen Syed Ibrahim, Syed Ibrahim Ahamed Nagoor, Ravikumar Chellakani, Viswanathan Thangavelu
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Coryneform bacteria inhabit skin and/or mucous membrane of humans and animals. They have been isolated from the throat of tonsillitis patients. We report here a case of pharyngeal and laryngeal diphtheria with airway compromise, respiratory failure, extensive pneumonia, empyema, myocarditis, and fatal arrhythmia due to Corynebacterium argentoratense.