Protothecosis in the mucosa of the pharynx mimicking pharyngeal cancer in an immunocompetent individual: a case report

Protothecosis in the mucosa of the pharynx mimicking pharyngeal cancer in an immunocompetent individual: a case report

Abstract Background Protothecosis is a rare infection in humans and animals caused by the achlorophyllic algae Prototheca species. More than half of the protothecosis cases are cutaneous infections, and most cases are observed in immunocompromised individuals. Case presentation We report a case of P...

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Main Authors: Marie Yamashita, Mahoko Ikeda, Ito Kato, Yuki Ohama, Mizuo Ando, Masako Ikemura, Daisuke Jubishi, Yoshiaki Kanno, Koh Okamoto, Takashi Umeyama, Shigeki Nakamura, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Prototheca wickerhamii
Protothecosis
Larynx
Cryptococcus
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-022-00495-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12941-022-00495-6

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