Chronic Prototheca meningitis.
A case of chronic meningitis caused by the achloric alga Prototheca wickerhamii is described, which has persisted for more than 6 years despite treatment with various antifungal agents. For the last year no treatment has been given, but the patient has no complaints.
Takaki
K
K
First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Okada
K
K
Umeno
M
M
Tanaka
M
M
Takeda
T
T
Ohsaki
K
K
Takaki
Y
Y
Sawae
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011525:Prototheca; D011859:Radiography
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B