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Human Cutaneous Protothecosis: A Case Report and Review of Cases from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Mycopathologia - 1 Oct 2018

Wang Fang, Feng Peiying, Lin Yimin, Chen Xiaohong, Xu Dandan, Wang Zhuo, Han Jiande

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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 of cutaneous protothecosis reported from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Of the 18 cases, 7 each occurred in mainland China and Taiwan, and 4 occurred in Hong Kong....

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PMID: 30116965
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-018-0292-3

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