[A woman with cutaneous diphtheria]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2009:153:A371.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman had multiple ulcers due to cutaneous diphtheria, following a trip to the Philippines.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae / isolation & purification
  • Diphtheria / complications
  • Diphtheria / diagnosis*
  • Diphtheria / drug therapy
  • Diphtheria / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insect Bites and Stings / complications*
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Philippines
  • Skin Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Skin Ulcer / drug therapy
  • Skin Ulcer / etiology
  • Skin Ulcer / microbiology
  • Travel*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Penicillins