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Pulmonary nodules due to Corynebacterium ulcerans
R B Dessau1, M Brandt-Christensen, O J Jensen
1Dept of Clinical Microbiology, Herlev University Hospital, Denmark.
The European Respiratory Journal
|April 1, 1995
Abstract:
A 53 year old male with symptoms of coughing for 6 months presented with bilateral multiple pulmonary nodules suggestive of metastatic disease. By surgical resection 4 out of 6 nodules were removed. Histopathological examination showed granulomatous necrotizing inflammation with growth of Corynebacterium ulcerans, which did not produce diphtheria toxin. The patient was treated with penicillin for 1 week. Follow-up for 2 yrs showed no sign of recurrence.