title: Case report: Infrapatellar bursitis caused by Prototheca wickerhamii.
abstract: A 54-year-old immunocompetent man presented with an infrapatellar bursitis caused by Prototheca wickerhamii. Because of clinical and microbiological relapse two weeks after bursectomy, six weekly injections of 5 mg of conventional amphotericin B were chosen for intrabursal treatment. Four months after completion of the treatment, the patient remains cured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Dorien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van den Bossche
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Roel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Haan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jutte
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van der Werff Ten Bosch
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Hecke
authors.affiliation: Mycology and Aerobiology Section, Scientific Institute of Public Health, Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Symoens
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van den Borre
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Annelies
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Bel
keywords: Amphotericin B; Bursitis; Glucocorticoids; Prototheca