| Title | Onychoprotothecosis: Report of the first case in Brazil. | | Author(s) | Zaitz C, Miranda Godoy A, de Sousa VM, Ruiz LR, Masada AS, Nobre MV, Alencar Santos AR, Marques AC, Hitomi Muramatu L, Hernandez Arrigada GL, Heins-Vaccari EM, Costa Martins JE | | Institution | From the Discipline of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Santa Casa Medical School, Brazil. | | Source | Int J Dermatol 2006 Sep; 45(9):1071-3. | | 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. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 16961512 |
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