Arcanobacterium (Corynebacterium) hemolyticus

Introduction

Infectious agent causing pharyngitis.

Epidemiology

• 1% of patients with pharyngitis
• affects teen agers & young adults

Clinical manifestations

• pharyngitis
• fever (80%)
• cervical lymphadenopathy (67%)
• scarlatiniform rash (50%)
• skin ulcers

Laboratory

gram positive cocci (no Loincs found)

Management

• penicillin
• erythromycin
• tetracycline

More general terms

• Corynebacterium