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Table 2 Reported cases of Protothecosis in Colombia from 1970 to 2021

From: Systemic protothecosis in an immunocompetent patient

First Author/Reference

Age, Sex

Geographic location

Species

Type of infection

Site of infection

Diagnostic procedures

Risk factors

Treatment

Outcome

Year

Linares G [6]

No information

San Andrés

Pw

Cutaneous

Left lower limb

Histopathology

Not reported

Surgical: Removal

Cure

1970

Guzman M [7]

40 M

Medellin

P.spp

Musculoskeletal

Olecranon: bursitis

Blood Culture

Not reported

None

Cure

1983

Guzman M [7]

32F

Tai-Pei, consulted in Bogotá

P.spp

Cutaneous

Nail: right hand

Histopathology

Not reported

Imidazole

Cure

1983

Guzman M [7]

48 M

Bogotá

P.spp

Musculoskeletal

Olecranon: bursitis

Histopathology and blood Culture

Not reported

Local heat

Cure

1983

Linares G [6]

50 M

Cali

Pw

Cutaneous

Right elbow

Histopathology

Steroid use

Ketoconazole

Cure

1992

Rodriguez G [8]

43 M

Bogotá

Pw

Cutaneous

Nasal Dorsum

Histopathology

Intravenous drug use

Surgical: Removal

Cure

2001

Castro LA [9]

72F

Cali

P.spp

Cutaneous

Neck, lower limbs

Histopathology

Not reported

No information

No information

2014

Ramirez I [10]

47 M

Medellin

Pw

Musculoskeletal

Olecranon: bursitis

Histopathology and Blood Culture

Liver kidney transplant

Surgical: Excision + Amphotericin B

Cure

2015

Velez-Mejia C [11]

43 M

Medellin

Pw

Cutaneous

Left lower limb

Histopathology and Blood Culture

Steroid use

Amphotericin B

Cure

2017

Current Case

59 M

Cartagena

Pw

Hematogenous

Algaemia

Blood Culture

Diabetes

Amphotericin B

Cure

2021

  1. Pw Prototheca wickerhamii, P.spp Prototheca spp, M Male, F Female