Algaemia due to Prototheca wickerhamii in a patient with myasthenia gravis.
Prototheca wickerhamii is a rare cause of systemic infection in humans. While some cases occur in previously healthy individuals, others are associated with a variety of preexisting diseases. Here we present, for the first time, a case of P. wickerhamii algaemia in a patient with myasthenia gravis. The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B.
Mohabeer
A J
AJ
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235-9072, USA.
Kaplan
P J
PJ
Southern
P M
PM
Gander
R M
RM
D000368:Aged; D000563:Amebicides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011525:Prototheca / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity
D000563:Amebicides; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B