International Journal of Dermatology 2006-09-01

Onychoprotothecosis: report of the first case in Brazil.

Clarisse Zaitz, Andrea Miranda Godoy, Valéria Maria de Sousa, Ligia Rangel B Ruiz, Andréa S Masada, Márcia Valéria Nobre, Ana Regina Alencar Santos, Ana Cristina Marques, Laura Hitomi Muramatu, Giovanna Letícia Hernandez Arrigada, Elisabeth Maria Heins-Vaccari, José Eduardo Costa Martins

Index: Int. J. Dermatol. 45(9) , 1071-3, (2006)

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Abstract

The present report describes a case of onychoprotothecosis caused by Prototheca wickerhamii in a nonimmunocompromized female. Dermatological examination showed yellowish discoloration of the left and right forefinger nails, showing onicolysis and hyperkeratosis. The repeated isolation of the algae Prototheca (organisms morula-like) as well as the repeated culture in media, Sabouraud agar, confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was successfully treated with tioconazol 1% topic solution. The aim of this paper was to present a rare condition.

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