Cutaneous Corynebacterium Infection Presenting with Disseminated Skin Nodules and Ulceration

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 diph...

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Main Authors: Antonios G.A. Kolios, Antonio Cozzio, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Lars E. French, Thomas M. Kündig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-05-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/476054