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Corynebacterium propinquum Associated With Acute, Nongonococcal Urethritis

2013; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 40; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/olq.0000000000000027

1537-4521

Alireza Abdolrasouli, Azita Roushan,

Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases

In Brief Corynebacterium propinquum is usually considered part of the normal human oropharyngeal flora and is rarely responsible for clinical infection. We report here what seems to be the first case of acute purulent urethral discharge in a young Iranian man with urethritis acquired after orogenital contact. Attention should be devoted to less common nondiphtheriae Corynebacterium species for differential diagnosis. Corynebacterium propinquum is usually considered part of the normal human oropharyngeal flora. An unusual case of acute nongonococcal urethritis after orogenital contact caused by this microorganism was described here.