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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Assunto principal:
Prototheca
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Pele
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Esporos
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Biópsia
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Plastídeos
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Itraconazol
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Infecções dos Tecidos Moles
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Derme
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Esporângios
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Antebraço
Limite:
Idoso
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Aged80
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Inglês
Revista:
Annals of Dermatology
Ano de publicação:
1996
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