Prototheca zopfii associated diverticulitis in an immunosuppressed host, a case presentation and literature review

• Main Authors: Kyle W. Meinke (Author), Farid Hamedani (Author), Shoujin Wu (Author), Andre Balla (Author), Grace Guzman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Clinical infection with Prototheca species can present in many ways including cutaneous, bursal, or disseminated forms. Of these clinical forms, protothecal intestinal infections are a very rare occurrence, and there have only been a few documented cases within the medical literature. We present a c...