A case of cutaneous diphtheria in New Zealand

A case of cutaneous diphtheria in New Zealand

We report the case of an adult male who contracted cutaneous diphtheria after receiving a tattoo in Samoa. The infection required hospital admission. The Regional Public Health Service conducted urgent contact tracing. We review the techniques employed in traditional tattooing and highlight the impo...

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Veröffentlicht in:New Zealand medical journal 2012-02, Vol.125 (1350), p.93
Hauptverfasser: McGouran, David C R, Ng, Stanley K F, Jones, Mark R, Hingston, David
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Corynebacterium diphtheriae - isolation & purification
Diphtheria
Diphtheria - diagnosis
Diphtheria - transmission
Hospitals
Humans
Male
New Zealand
Public health
Samoa
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Bacterial - transmission
Tattooing - adverse effects
Travel
Ulcers
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Zusammenfassung:We report the case of an adult male who contracted cutaneous diphtheria after receiving a tattoo in Samoa. The infection required hospital admission. The Regional Public Health Service conducted urgent contact tracing. We review the techniques employed in traditional tattooing and highlight the importance of considering C. diphtheriae as a causative organism in cutaneous infection acquired in the tropics.
ISSN:1175-8716