Corynebacterium diphtheriae septicemia

This report describes the case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in whom septicemia caused by a nontoxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae developed. Numerous abscesses were present in sections of liver and spleen taken at autopsy. The case is discussed, and the literature on in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of clinical pathology 1981-04, Vol.75 (4), p.631-634
Hauptverfasser:	Isaac-Renton, J L, Boyko, W J, Chan, R, Crichton, E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Diphtheria - diagnosis Diphtheria - pathology Humans Liver Abscess - etiology Liver Abscess - pathology Male Middle Aged Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - etiology Splenic Diseases - etiology Splenic Diseases - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	This report describes the case of a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in whom septicemia caused by a nontoxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae developed. Numerous abscesses were present in sections of liver and spleen taken at autopsy. The case is discussed, and the literature on infections caused by organisms of the genus Corynebacterium is briefly reviewed.
ISSN:	0002-9173 1943-7722
DOI:	10.1093/ajcp/75.4.631