A Case of Cutaneous Protothecosis
Annals of Dermatology
;
: 206-210, 1996.
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ABSTRACT
Protothecosis is a rare cutaneous soft tissue infection caused by the genus prototheca, most commonly Prototheca wickerhatmii. An 80-year-old woman has had a painful or tender, non-healing, eczematous plaque on the extensor surface of the left forearm for 4 years. A biopsy specimen revealed the characteristic thick-walled morulalike sporangia in the dermis. P. wickerha mili was isolated in the culture and the biochemical studies. Electron microscopic examination showed the thick-walled spores containing dark dense bodies and amyloplasts. Oral itraconazole therapy for 4 weeks resulted-in a marked improvement of the skin lesion.
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Asunto principal:
Prototheca
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Piel
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Esporas
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Biopsia
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Plastidios
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Itraconazol
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Infecciones de los Tejidos Blandos
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Dermis
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Esporangios
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Antebrazo
Límite:
Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Annals of Dermatology
Año:
1996
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