Abstract
Septic osteomyelitis of the hip in a previously healthy child is described. A weakly toxigenicCorynebacterium diphtheriae strain was isolated from the bone aspirate. The results of the treatment were rapidly satisfactory, after surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy with pristinamycin.
Conclusion
This case report shows thatC. diphtheriae has not disappeared in the developed world and can be responsible of systemic infections.
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Poilane, I., Fawaz, F., Nathanson, M. et al. Corynebacterium diphtheriae osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent child: A case report. Eur J Pediatr 154, 381–383 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02072108
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