Palaniappan, Prem Ananth and Abot, Cassandra Anne and Tap, Ratna Mohd and Amran, Fairuz (2021) Protothecosis algaemia in a patient presenting with septic arthritis: A rare case of Prototheca zopfii isolated from Malaysia. Idcases, 24. ISSN 2214-2509, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01121.
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Prototheca species have been reported to cause infections in human. Typically, clinical symptoms of protothecosis include cutaneous infection, olecranon bursitis, tenosynovitis and disseminated systemic disease. We report a case of septic arthritis in which Prototheca zopfii was isolated from blood. Joint aspirate was also sent for cultures but did not yield any growth. No other organisms were isolated from this patient during his admission. The blood isolate was identified to species level via Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method. The patient improved with administration of intravenous itraconazole. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Institute for Medical Research - Ministry of Health Malaysia |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Prototheca zopfii;Protothecosis;Algaemia;Septic arthritis |
| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RB Pathology R Medicine > RB Pathology > Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2022 07:09 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Sep 2022 07:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35088 |
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