Abstract
A 14-year-old boy developed group JK corynebacteria sepsis and a generalized erythematous macular and papular skin eruption following chemotherapy for relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia. Lesional skin biopsy demonstrated effacement of eccrine glands by numerous pleomorphic gram-positive bacilli, morphologically consistent with Corynebacterium and confirmed by culture. This is the first known report documenting the generalized skin manifestations and histopathologic features associated with Corynebacterium sepsis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 444-447 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |