Cutaneous protothecosis in a dog successfully treated with oral itraconazole in pulse dosing
Protothecosis is a rare infectious disease caused by unicellular, achlorophyllous, microalgae of the genus Prototheca, ubiquitously distributed in nature. The algae are emerging pathogens, whose incidence is incr...
Source: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica - Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Vanessa Cunningham Gmyterco, Tomasz Jagielski, Gustavo Baldasso, Louise Helene Bacher, M árcio Garcia Ribeiro and Marconi Rodrigues de Farias Tags: Case Report Source Type: research