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 | |
| State | Published - 1976 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Cutaneous protothecosis. Successful treatment with amphotericin B. / Mayhall, C. G.; Miller, C. W.; Eisen, A. Z.; Kobayashi, G. S.; Medoff, G.
In: Archives of Dermatology, Vol. 112, No. 12, 1976, p. 1749-1752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Mayhall, C. G.
AU - Miller, C. W.
AU - Eisen, A. Z.
AU - Kobayashi, G. S.
AU - Medoff, G.
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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JO - JAMA Dermatology
JF - JAMA Dermatology
SN - 2168-6068
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