Cutaneous protothecosis in kidney transplant recipient,

• Main Authors: Valeria Romero Godofredo (Author), Milvia Maria Simões e Silva Enokihara (Author), Jane Tomimori (Author), Marilia Marufuji Ogawa (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Protothecosis is a rare condition caused by the aclorophylated algae of the genus Prototheca. In humans, protothecosis, caused mainly by P. wickerhamii, manifests itself in three forms: cutaneous, articular and systemic. It can occur in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals,...