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Cutaneous protothecosis: report of a case in Hong Kong
The British Journal of Dermatology
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
We report a patient who presented with recalcitrant ulcerated papules and plaques on both legs. Histopathology revealed protothecosis, and subsequent culture of the lesions grew Prototheca wickerhamii. Gradual resolution of the ulcers occurred on treatment with itraconazole.