Human Cutaneous Protothecosis: A Case Report and Review of Cases from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1007/s11046-018-0292-3
Abstract: We present a case of cutaneous protothecosis caused by Prototheca wickerhamii infection. The patient was a 72-year-old man with hypoalbuminemia. He responded well to fluconazole treatment. We reviewed this case along with 17 other cases… read more here.
Keywords: mainland china; hong kong; case; china hong ... See more keywords
Molecular Characterization of Prototheca strains isolated in China revealed the first cases of protothecosis associated with Prototheca zopfii genotype 1
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DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myx039
Abstract: In this study, six strains of Prototheca isolated in China from human patients diagnosed as protothecosis and cows with mastitis were characterized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nucleotide sequencing of the ribosomal RNA gene… read more here.
Keywords: first cases; genotype; strains isolated; zopfii genotype ... See more keywords
Cutaneous infection – would you think of algae?
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DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15202
Abstract: H.C. Tseng et al., Taiwan, wrote an interesting article about the clinicopathological features of cutaneous protothecosis (JEADV, this issue). For many dermatologists in Europe, ‘protothecosis’ is a completely unknown, very rare skin infection. Even those… read more here.
Keywords: cutaneous infection; algae; infection; skin ... See more keywords
cytb as a New Genetic Marker for Differentiation of Prototheca Species
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00584-18
Abstract: Achlorophyllous unicellular microalgae of the genus Prototheca (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) are the only known plants that cause infections in both humans and animals, collectively referred to as protothecosis. Human protothecosis, most commonly manifested as cutaneous, articular,… read more here.
Keywords: prototheca species; cytb gene; differentiation prototheca; prototheca ... See more keywords
Human Disseminated Protothecosis: The Skin is the “Window”?
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.880196
Abstract: Human disseminated protothecosis is a rare infection caused by members of the genus Prototheca, an achlorophyllic algae always associated with debilitated hosts. The presence of non-budding cells and large, spherical cells (sporangia) with endosporulation (morula)… read more here.
Keywords: human disseminated; disseminated protothecosis; infection; protothecosis ... See more keywords