Mohabeer A J, Kaplan P J, Southern P M, Gander R M
Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235-9072, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Dec;35(12):3305-7. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3305-3307.1997.
Prototheca wickerhamii is a rare cause of systemic infection in humans. While some cases occur in previously healthy individuals, others are associated with a variety of preexisting diseases. Here we present, for the first time, a case of P. wickerhamii algaemia in a patient with myasthenia gravis. The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B.
威克汉姆原藻是人类系统性感染的罕见病因。虽然有些病例发生在既往健康的个体中,但其他病例与多种已有的疾病相关。在此,我们首次报告一例重症肌无力患者发生威克汉姆原藻血症的病例。该患者接受两性霉素B治疗成功。