Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection
	Arcanobacterium haemolyticum colonies growing on the blood agar.
Specialty	Dermatology

Last updated: 2025-07-24 22:28:20

An Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection is any of several types of infection with the gram-positive bacillus Arcanobacterium haemolyticum. It can cause an acute pharyngitis, and it may cause an exanthem characterized by an erythematous, morbilliform or scarlatiniform eruption involving the trunk and extremities.^[1]^: 268

References

↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

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Classification	D
External resources	eMedicine: article/1054547