Prototheca zopfii as a Cause of Pneumonia and Disseminated Infection in Febrile Neutropenia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Batool M. Abu Ali; Hibah Alzayer; Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh; Asim Diab

doi:10.12659/AJCR.933694

10 December 2021 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Prototheca zopfii as a Cause of Pneumonia and Disseminated Infection in Febrile Neutropenia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease

Batool M. Abu Ali^1CDEF*, Hibah Alzayer^2DF, Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh^1D, Asim Diab^2D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933694

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933694

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Figure 5. P. zopfii appearance after 24 hours on Sabouraud dextrose agar shows growth of smooth, moist, white to cream colony on SDA after 24 h incubation period on 37°C, image taken on 2 May 2021.

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Prototheca zopfii as a Cause of Pneumonia and Disseminated Infection in Febrile Neutropenia: A Case Report and Literature Review

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