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ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2024

Successful Treatment of Cutaneous Protothecosis Due to

Yue Chen, Aili Gao, Yanan Ke, Xin Zhou, Li Lin, Sha Lu, Yumei Liu

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Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bilateral Ulcers in Protothecosis: A Diagnostic Challenge.International journal of dermatology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yue Chen *Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Guangzhou, 510095, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-7325-1845
Aili Gao *Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Guangzhou, 510095, People's Republic of China.
Yanan KeDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Guangzhou, 510095, People's Republic of China.
Xin ZhouDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Guangzhou, 510095, People's Republic of China.
Li LinDepartment of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Sha LuDepartment of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China.
Yumei LiuDepartment of Dermatology, Guangzhou Dermatology Hospital, Guangzhou, 510095, People's Republic of China.
Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protothecosis, an infrequent human infection, is caused by achlorophyllic algae belonging to the genus Prototheca, particularly Prototheca wickerhamii. The skin stands as the most commonly affected organ. This report documents a case involving an 82-year-old male with Protothecosis. Histopathological analysis revealed granulomatous inflammation in the dermis, exhibiting necrotic features and hosting numerous non-budding spherical organisms. These organisms were positively stained using methenamine silver and periodic acid-Schiff stains, confirming identification as

Indexed as

Prototheca wickerhamiiprotothecosisterbinafine

Identifiers

PMID38689756
PMCPMC11059624
OpenAlexW4395084899

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