Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum pneumonitis in a leukaemic child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 6 year old boy receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukaemia developed pneumonia due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum. He responded to antibiotics.
Medical subject headings
- Corynebacterium Infections
- Opportunistic Infections
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
- Respiratory Tract Infections