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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep-Oct;98(5):723-725.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2022.10.008. Epub 2023 Apr 27.

Cutaneous protothecosis in a solid organ transplanted patient

Anama Di Prinzio  1 , Marina Ruf  2 , Ana C Torre  2 , Sofía V Duran Daza  2 , Victoria I Volonteri  2 , Viviana Flores  2 , Luis D Mazzuoccuolo  2
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Cutaneous protothecosis in a solid organ transplanted patient

Anama Di Prinzio et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2023 Sep-Oct.
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Figure 1
Asymmetry of the lower limbs due to an increase in the circumference of the left leg associated with erythema on its anterior region
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Figure 2
Erythematous and edematous plaque with diffuse borders on left leg. Edema with positive Godet's sign
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Figure 3
Granulomatous dermal infiltrate consisting of lymphocytes, histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells, and rounded structures, isolated or grouped, of different sizes, inside histiocytes and giant cells (Hematoxylin & eosin, ×100)
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Figure 4
Histopathological characteristics (Hematoxylin & eosin, ×400): Rounded structures larger than the surrounding cells and multiple cytoplasmic septa, which gives them a morula-like appearance. Sporangia highlighted
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Figure 5
In culture, creamy white colonies were observed, some rough with depressed centers, compatible with Prototheca spp
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