The site of the Media Sphera Publishers contains materials intended solely for healthcare professionals.
By closing this message, you confirm that you are a certified medical professional or a student of a medical educational institution.

Login
EN
+7 (495) 482-4118
+7 (495) 482-4329
+8 800 250-18-12
  • (toll-free number for subscriptions)
    Mon-Fri from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • © 1998-2025
+7 (495) 482-43-29
EN
All journals
Journal
Year
Year
Search result: 0

Kazantseva I.A.

M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute

Molochkov A.V.

FGBU "Rossiĭskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr khirurgii im. akad. B.V. Petrovskogo" RAMN, Moskva

Sukhov A.V.

Tsentr zdorovoĭ kozhi, Moskva

Bondarenko E.V.

Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia

A case of cutaneous protothecosis

Authors:

Kazantseva I.A., Molochkov A.V., Sukhov A.V., Bondarenko E.V.

More about the authors

Journal: Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology. 2017;79(1): 52‑55

DOI: 10.17116/patol201779152-55

Read: 3338 times

Download PDF (RU)
Contact the author
Table of contents

A CASE OF CUTANEOUS PROTOTHECOSIS
A CASE OF CUTANEOUS PROTOTHECOSIS

To cite this article:

Kazantseva IA, Molochkov AV, Sukhov AV, Bondarenko EV. A case of cutaneous protothecosis. Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology. 2017;79(1):52‑55. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/patol201779152-55

Подписка 2026 Архив патологии (Russian Journal of Archive of Pathology)
МСФ на ЯМ
Использование инфографики авторами научных работ
Close metadata
Abstract:

The paper describes a case of a rare opportunistic infection, such as skin lesion caused by achlorophyllic unicellular algae of the genus Prototheca. It provides a detailed pathologic description of the foci of cutaneous protothecosis, such as pandermal inflammatory infiltrate, granulomas, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, and intraepidermal abscesses. Criteria for pathogen detection in histological sections are given.

Keywords:

Prototheca
cutaneous protothecosis
pathological diagnosis

Authors:

Kazantseva I.A.

M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute

Molochkov A.V.

FGBU "Rossiĭskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr khirurgii im. akad. B.V. Petrovskogo" RAMN, Moskva

Sukhov A.V.

Tsentr zdorovoĭ kozhi, Moskva

Bondarenko E.V.

Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia

Close metadata

References:

  1. Davies RR, Spencer H, Wakelin PO. A case of human protothecosis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1964;58:448-451.
  2. Araviiskii R, Klimenko N, Bogomolova T. Russia's first case of brain prototekoza Institute of Medical Mycology. PN Kashkina SPb MAPE, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Problemy meditsinskoi mikologii. 2003;5(2):69. (In Russ.)
  3. Lass-Florl C, Mayr A. Human protothecosis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2007;20(2):230-242. doi:10.1128/CMR.00032-06
  4. Matsuda T, Matsumoto T. Protothecosis: a report of two cases in Japan and a review of the literature. Eur J Epidemiol. 1992;8(3):397-406.
  5. Hillesheim PB, Bahrami S. Cutaneous protothecosis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2011;135(7):941-944. doi:10.1043/2010-0017-RSR.1
  6. Zhang QQ, Li L, Zhu LP, Zhao Y, Wang YR, Zhu JH, Zhu M. Cutaneous protothecosis in a patient with diabetes mellitus and review of published case reports. Mycopathologia. 2012;173(2-3):163-171. doi:10.1007/s11046-011-9480-0
  7. Okazaki C, Wakusawa C, Chikama R, Murakami K, Hitomi H, Satoh K, et al. A case of cutaneous protothecosis in a polyarteritis nodosa, patient and review of cases reported in Japan. Dermatol Online J. 2011;17(9).
  8. Quynh-Giao Ly Nguyen, Ted Rosen. Cutaneous protothecosis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leikemia: a case report and literature review. J Fungi. 2015;1(1):4-12. doi:10.3390/jof1010004
Contact the author
Email
Message
The publishing house "Media Sphere" does not provide treatment services, does not give recommendations on contacting medical institutions and specific specialists, on the prescription of medicines and dietary supplements.

Email Confirmation

An email was sent to test@gmail.com with a confirmation link. Follow the link from the letter to complete the registration on the site.

Email Confirmation

Contact us
If you have any questions, complaints or suggestions, please use this feedback form.
Email
Message
The publishing house "Media Sphere" does not provide treatment services, does not give recommendations on contacting medical institutions and specific specialists, on the prescription of medicines and dietary supplements.
Submit Application

You can become an author of one of our magazines, send a request and we will consider it in during the day.

Name
Phone
E-mail
Message
Login
Registration
E-mail
Password
Forgot Password?

Log in to the site using your account in one of the services

Password recovery
E-mail
Login
Register

We use cооkies to improve the performance of the site. By staying on our site, you agree to the terms of use of cооkies. To view our Privacy and Cookie Policy, please. click here.