Protothecosis algaemia in a patient presenting with septic arthritis: A rare case of Prototheca zopfii isolated from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Palaniappan, Prem Ananth, Abot, Cassandra Anne, Tap, Ratna Mohd, Amran, Fairuz
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; RB Pathology; Theories of disease. Etiology. Pathogenesis
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35088/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

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....