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Clarisse Zaitz1, Andrea Miranda Godoy, Valéria Maria de Sousa
1Discipline of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Santa Casa Medical School, 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.
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