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...
Main Authors: | Larissa Daniele Machado Góes, Vinícius da Silva Monteiro, Ana Tereza Orsi de Souza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2021-10-01
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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 |
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