CASE OF CLASSICAL DIPHTHERIA, AND OTHER INFECTIONS DUE TO CORYNEBACTERIUM-ULCERANS

Corynebacterium ulcerans is known to produce diphtheria toxin, but disease caused by it has usually been described as mild. A case of severe, classical nasopharyngeal diphtheria due to it is reported. Also described are other experiences with the organism, more consistent with the general idea that it causes mild disease, which support the reported association with cows' milk, and provide more evidence that the organism is rarely spread from person to person. © 1979 The British Society for the Study of Infection.