Cutaneous Protothecosis with Meningitis Due to Prototheca wickerhamii in an Immunocompetent Teenager: Case Report and Literature Review

Human protothecosis is a rare infection caused by Prototheca spp., which are environmental achloric algae ubiquitously existing in nature. Members of the genus of Prototheca usually cause localized infection that affects the skin or wounds. Systemic infection is extremely rare and tends to occur in...

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Autores principales: Lu, Yanfei, Zhang, Xiaohui, Ni, Fang, Xia, Wenying
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8312625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321895
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S320795

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8312625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321895
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S320795

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