Prototheca wickerhamii as a cause of neuroinfection in a child with congenital hydrocephalus. First case of human protothecosis in Poland

Abstract

This report describes a rare case of neuroinfection due to Prototheca wickerhamii in a child with severe, congenital hydrocephalus. The infection resolved completely after the patient was treated with oral ketoconazole, followed by intravenous fluconazole and amphotericin B. A probable source of infection was contamination during ventriculoperitoneal drain care procedures.