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Cutaneous protothecosis: report of a case in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
TANG W.Y.M.,
LO K.K.,
LAM W.Y.,
FUNG K.S.C.,
KOEHLER A.,
CHENG A.F.B.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb02683.x
Subject(s) - itraconazole , histopathology , dermatology , medicine , pathology , antifungal
Summary We report a patient who presented with recalcitrant ulcerated papules and plaques on both legs. Histopathology revealed protothecosis, and subsequent culture of the lesions grew Prototheca wickerhamii . Gradual resolution of the ulcers occurred on treatment with itraconazole.