| Literature DB >> 7962749 |
A Woolrich1, E Koestenblatt, P Don, W Szaniawski.
Abstract
Cutaneous protothecosis is an uncommon algal infection with a varied clinical presentation that occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients. We describe a 33-year-old Hispanic woman with AIDS who had a verrucous plaque on the dorsum of her hand. A biopsy specimen revealed organisms suggestive of Prototheca. Culture confirmed the organism to be Prototheca wickerhamii. To our knowledge, this is the first case of cutaneous protothecosis reported in a patient with AIDS.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7962749 DOI： 10.1016/s0190-9622(94)70260-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol ISSN： 0190-9622 Impact factor: 11.527