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Corynebacterium Infections
 - Trichomycosis
 - Pitted Keratolysis
 - Erythrasma

Source: DermNet NZ
Hay RJ, and Morris‐Jones R. Bacterial
Corynebacterium ... Infections - Trichomycosis ... #Corynebacterium ... #Infections #Trichomycosis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune)
Corynebacterium ... and Microscopy Corynebacterium ... richdavisphd #Corynebacterium
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Chlamydia species, Corynebacterium
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Staph (82%) • Corynebacterium
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
and Chlamydia, Corynebacterium
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Neisseria gonorrhea, Corynebacteria
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Tonsillopharyngitis • Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Gram Positive Bacilli - LLAb RACCCEs Mnemonic
Listeria, Lactobacillus
Actinomyces (& Nocardia)
Rhodococcus
Arcanobacterium
Corynebacterium, Cutibacterium, Clostridium
Erysipelothrix

WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions
Arcanobacterium Corynebacterium
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
overgrowth of Corynebacterium ... #bitot #spots #Corynebacterium