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Pharyngitis with Pseudomembrane Caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans
Pharyngitis with Pseudomembrane Caused by Corynebacterium ulcerans
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Hirokazu Toyoshima
Hirokazu Toyoshima
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Hiroyuki Tanaka
Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Yuki Nakanishi
Yuki Nakanishi
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Shigetoshi Sakabe
Shigetoshi Sakabe
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Chiaki Ishiguro
Chiaki Ishiguro
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Masaaki Iwaki
Masaaki Iwaki
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Akihiko Yamamoto
Akihiko Yamamoto
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10 February 2020
journal article
Published by
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
in
Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi
Vol. 109
(2)
,
273-281
https://doi.org/10.2169/naika.109.273
Abstract
62歳,女性.咽頭痛,嚥下困難感を主訴に受診した.自宅で長年,ネコを6匹飼っている.身体所見上,咽頭後壁に偽膜形成を伴う咽頭炎を認め,偽膜培養から
Corynebacterium ulcerans
が分離された.特徴的な病歴と咽頭所見から本菌を疑い,マクロライド系薬を中心とした治療にて改善した.ジフテリア毒素(diphtheria toxin:DT)産生株と判明したが,合併症は認められなかった.本菌による感染症は死亡例も報告されており,臨床医はこのような症例を診た場合,本菌を念頭に置く必要がある.