A case of cutaneous protothecosis

The paper describes a case of a rare opportunistic infection, such as skin lesion caused by achlorophyllic unicellular algae of the genus Prototheca. It provides a detailed pathologic description of the foci of cutaneous protothecosis, such as pandermal inflammatory infiltrate, granulomas, pseudoepi...

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Published inArkhiv patologii Vol. 79; no. 1; p. 52
Main Authors Kazantseva, I A, Molochkov, A V, Sukhov, A V, Bondarenko, E V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published Russia (Federation) 2017
Subjects
Aged
Female
Humans
Prototheca - isolation & purification
Prototheca - pathogenicity
Skin Diseases, Infectious - diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Infectious - microbiology
Skin Diseases, Infectious - physiopathology
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Summary:The paper describes a case of a rare opportunistic infection, such as skin lesion caused by achlorophyllic unicellular algae of the genus Prototheca. It provides a detailed pathologic description of the foci of cutaneous protothecosis, such as pandermal inflammatory infiltrate, granulomas, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, and intraepidermal abscesses. Criteria for pathogen detection in histological sections are given.
ISSN:0004-1955
DOI:10.17116/patol201779152-55