A woman with a persistent cough

Moor, C.C.; Lie, W.J.

Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 161: D1596

2017


ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784
PMID: 28954639
Document Number: 694582
A 54-year-old, Turkish, unvaccinated woman presented with chronic cough. Bronchoscopy revealed an ulcer-like abnormality in the trachea. Surprisingly, the culture showed growth of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. This is a rare pathogen that usually causes only local respiratory symptoms. At control bronchoscopy after antibiotic treatment the abnormalities were no longer seen.

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