Cutaneous protothecosis: report of a case in Hong Kong.
We report a patient who presented with recalcitrant ulcerated papules and plaques on both legs. Histopathology revealed protothecosis, and subsequent culture of the lesions grew Prototheca wickerhamii. Gradual resolution of the ulcers occurred on treatment with itraconazole.
Tang
W Y
WY
Department of Health, Hong Kong Government, Hong Kong.
Lo
K K
KK
Lam
W Y
WY
Fung
K S
KS
Koehler
A
A
Cheng
A F
AF
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007868:Leg Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011525:Prototheca / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole