Human protothecosis: A case report in northeastern Brazil.
Autor: | Santos DWCL; Instituto D'Or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR), Brazil.; Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Ebserh- HUUFMA, Brazil., Magalhaes Diniz YC; Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil., Silva RRD; Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil., Marques SG; Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Ebserh- HUUFMA, Brazil., Bomfim MRQ; Universidade CEUMA, Praça Gonçalves Dias, n.21, Centro, São Luís, MA, CEP, 65020-240, Brazil., de Azevedo CMPES; Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), Brazil. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Medical mycology case reports [Med Mycol Case Rep] 2023 Feb 14; Vol. 40, pp. 1-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 14 (Print Publication: 2023). |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.02.003 |
Abstrakt: | We describe a case of extensive human cutaneous protothecosis in the northeastern of Brazil. The diagnosis was made through histopathological examination of skin samples and culturing on Sabouraud dextrose agar, with identification through mass spectrometry. Treatment with itraconazole failed and was switched to liposomal amphotericin followed by voriconazole with clinical cure. Prothotecosis should be a diagnostic hypothesis when there are skin lesions after trauma, specially in situations of atypical evolution. Competing Interests: The authors declare that is no conflit of interest regarding the publication of this paper. (© 2023 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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