Refractory Human Cutaneous Protothecosis

Skinmed. 2020 Oct 1;18(5):312-314. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

A 67-year-old Scottish woman presented to her general practitioner with a subcentimeter lump between her shoulder blades. The lump was suspected to be an epidermal cyst and was excised. The patient had a history of controlled diabetes. Most summers, she spent a month near a beach resort in Mexico. The lump reappeared after 6 months within the scar area and was re- excised. Both skin excisions were performed in the primary care setting without histologic assessment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cicatrix / pathology
  • Epidermal Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Recurrence
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Infectious / surgery

Supplementary concepts

  • protothecosis