Case for diagnosis. Ulcer and papular lesions in a patient with diabetes mellitus. Protothecosis,

Abstract Protothecosis is a rare disease caused by achlorophilic algae of the genus Prototheca spp. In general, three clinical forms are observed: cutaneous, articular and systemic. The cutaneous form is the most common one. This study describes a patient with isolated erythematous papules and eryth...

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Main Authors: Larissa Daniele Machado Góes, Vinícius da Silva Monteiro, Ana Tereza Orsi de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2021-10-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962021000500613&tlng=en