title: Onychoprotothecosis: report of the first case in Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Santa Casa Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Clarisse
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zaitz
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miranda Godoy
authors.forename: Valéria Maria
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.forename: Ligia Rangel B
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: Andréa S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Masada
authors.forename: Márcia Valéria
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Nobre
authors.forename: Ana Regina Alencar
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Laura Hitomi
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Muramatu
authors.forename: Giovanna Letícia Hernandez
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Arrigada
authors.forename: Elisabeth Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Heins-Vaccari
authors.forename: José Eduardo Costa
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; C020527:tioconazole