Cutaneous Protothecosis: Successful Treatment with Amphotericin B

C. Glen Mayhall; Charles W. Miller; Arthur Z. Eisen; George S. Kobayashi; Gerald Medoff

doi:10.1001/archderm.1976.01630370037008

Cutaneous Protothecosis: Successful Treatment with Amphotericin B

C. Glen Mayhall, Charles W. Miller, Arthur Z. Eisen, George S. Kobayashi, Gerald Medoff

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Abstract

A patient had cutaneous protothecosis because of the alga-like organism, Prototheca wickerhamii. In vitro sensitivity tests showed that the organism was sensitive to amphotericin B, and the patient was treated successfully with this polyene antibiotic. As with treatment of some fungal infections, a clinical response was achieved when therapy with low doses of amphotericin B was given during a short period of time. The basis of the amphotericin B response may have been due to a combination of its immunostimulatory and antibiotic properties.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1749-1752
Number of pages	4
Journal	Archives of dermatology
Volume	112
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1976.01630370037008
State	Published - Dec 1976

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Mayhall, C. G., Miller, C. W., Eisen, A. Z., Kobayashi, G. S., & Medoff, G. (1976). Cutaneous Protothecosis: Successful Treatment with Amphotericin B. Archives of dermatology, 112(12), 1749-1752. https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1976.01630370037008

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