Prototecosis Informe de tres casos

Three clinical cases of Protothecosis seen and studied in our Institute are presented. One of them correspond to the skin and soft tissue type and the other two correspond to bursitis of the olecranon. None had any demostrable underlying disease. The biological, clinical and laboratory aspects of this rare disease caused by algae are discussed.Se presentan tres casos clínicos de prototecosis vistos y estudiados en el lnstituto Nacional de Salud. Uno corresponde a la forma tegumentaria y los otros dos a formas de bursitis del olécranon. Se discuten los aspectos biológicos, clínicos y de laboratorio de esta rara entidad causada por algas