<i>Corynebacterium ulcerans</i> in an Immunocompromised Patient with Diphtheria and Her Dog

Abstract

Corynebacterium ulcerans causes zoonotic infections, such as diphtheria and extrapharyngeal infections. We report here the first case of a diphtheria-like illness caused by C. ulcerans in France and transmitted likely by a dog to an immunocompromised woman.