Cutaneous protothecosis in association with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
We report a case of protothecosis that occurred in the skin over the left tibial region of a 25-year-old man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The lesion was noticed a few months after he swam in a lake in south Alabama. Biopsy and culture revealed Prototheca wickerhamii. We believ...
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Published in | Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 90; no. 8; pp. 831 - 832 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Hagerstown, MD
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
01.08.1997
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Summary: | We report a case of protothecosis that occurred in the skin over the left tibial region of a 25-year-old man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The lesion was noticed a few months after he swam in a lake in south Alabama. Biopsy and culture revealed Prototheca wickerhamii. We believe this is only the second reported case of cutaneous protothecosis in association with AIDS. |
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ISSN: | 0038-4348 1541-8243 |
DOI: | 10.1097/00007611-199708000-00012 |