Onychoprotothecosis: report of the first case in Brazil.
The present report describes a case of onychoprotothecosis caused by Prototheca wickerhamii in a nonimmunocompromized female. Dermatological examination showed yellowish discoloration of the left and right forefinger nails, showing onicolysis and hyperkeratosis. The repeated isolation of the algae Prototheca (organisms morula-like) as well as the repeated culture in media, Sabouraud agar, confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was successfully treated with tioconazol 1% topic solution. The aim of this paper was to present a rare condition.
Zaitz
Clarisse
C
Discipline of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Santa Casa Medical School, Brazil.
Miranda Godoy
Andrea
A
de Sousa
Valéria Maria
VM
Ruiz
Ligia Rangel B
LR
Masada
Andréa S
AS
Nobre
Márcia Valéria
MV
Santos
Ana Regina Alencar
AR
Marques
Ana Cristina
AC
Muramatu
Laura Hitomi
LH
Arrigada
Giovanna Letícia Hernandez
GL
Heins-Vaccari
Elisabeth Maria
EM
Martins
José Eduardo Costa
JE
D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011525:Prototheca / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007093:Imidazoles; C020527:tioconazole