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Disseminated protothecosis following traumatic Hickman line removal in a patient with leukaemia.
- Source :
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Medical mycology [Med Mycol] 2010 Mar; Vol. 48 (2), pp. 410-2. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Human protothecosis is a rare infection caused by a member of the genus Prototheca, an ubiquitous alga. Traumatic inoculation can cause infections in the immunocompetent host while disseminated infection is mainly seen in patients with compromised immunity. We report here an unusual case of disseminated infection in a cancer patient. Traumatic removal of a Hickman catheter in this patient, led to the development of a severe skin and subcutaneous tissue infection with algaemia. These infections are often indolent and difficult to treat, with paucity of information available as to guidelines for diagnosis and effective therapeutic options.
- Subjects :
- Equipment Failure
Female
Humans
Infections diagnosis
Infections pathology
Middle Aged
Necrosis pathology
Prototheca pathogenicity
Skin pathology
Thorax pathology
Catheters, Indwelling adverse effects
Infections etiology
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute complications
Prototheca isolation & purification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1460-2709
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Medical mycology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19688631
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13693780903188698