Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27(4):271-277. Cutaneous infection caused by Prototheca wickerhamii identified using VITEK MS following pretreatment with a mold-extraction protocol: a case report

Table 1. Clinical summary of P. wickerhamii reported cases in South Korea
StudyAge/sexYearUnderlyingDiagnosisLocation
Yang et al. [12]80/F1996VITEK YBCForearm
Kim et al. [13]55/F1996Intralesional steroid injectionAPI20CAnkle
Kim et al. [14]62/F1997Long term steroid, DMAPI20CForearm
45/F1997Long term steroidAPI20CCheek
Lee et al. [15]88/F1999API ID 32 CForearm
Choi et al. [16]66/F2002DMVITEK YBCForearm
Cho et al. [17]63/F2002Long term steroidVITEK YBCForearm
Jun et al. [18]64/M2003DM, Liver cirrhosisVITEK YBCUpper arm
Lee et al. [19]65/M2006DM, Iatrogenic cushing SxAPI20CForearm
Moon et al. [20]73/F2007Long term steroidVITEK YBCForearm
Chae et al. [21]79/F2015VITEK 2 YSTForearm
Kim et al. [5]71/F2017VITEK 2 YST, VITEK MSTenosynovitis
Present case66/F2024DMVITEK 2 YST, VITEK MSFace

Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; DM, diabetes mellitus; Sx, symptoms.