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Case Reports
. 1997 Dec;35(12):3305-7.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3305-3307.1997.

Algaemia due to Prototheca wickerhamii in a patient with myasthenia gravis

A J Mohabeer  1 , P J Kaplan, P M Southern Jr, R M Gander
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Case Reports

Algaemia due to Prototheca wickerhamii in a patient with myasthenia gravis

A J Mohabeer et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Dec.

Abstract

Prototheca wickerhamii is a rare cause of systemic infection in humans. While some cases occur in previously healthy individuals, others are associated with a variety of preexisting diseases. Here we present, for the first time, a case of P. wickerhamii algaemia in a patient with myasthenia gravis. The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B.

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