CUTANEOUS ACANTHAMOEBA INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME

Authors
PARK CH IYENGAR V HEFTER L PESTANER JP VANDEL NM
Citation
Ch. Park et al., CUTANEOUS ACANTHAMOEBA INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME, Laboratory medicine, 25(6), 1994, pp. 386-388
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology
Journal title
Laboratory medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00075027
Volume
25
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
386 - 388
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-5027(1994)25:6<386:CAIAWA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Cutaneous abscesses are an uncommon manifestation of Acanthamoeba infe ction. We report a case of a patient with acquired immunodeficiency sy ndrome who developed multiple cutaneous lesions on bis arms, legs, and trunk. Skin biopsies revealed cysts and trophozoites of Acanthamoeba spp with invasion of blood vessel walls associated with tissue necrosi s. Brain lesions examined at autopsy failed to reveal amoeba and no ot her foci of amoebic infection were found.