Cutaneous Acanthamoeba in a patient with AIDS: A case study with a review of new therapy

Authors
Levine, S Goldstein, AE Dahdouh, M Blank, P Hoffman, C Gropper, CA
Citation
S. Levine et al., Cutaneous Acanthamoeba in a patient with AIDS: A case study with a review of new therapy, CUTIS, 67(5), 2001, pp. 377-380
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
CUTIS
ISSN journal
00114162 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
377 - 380
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4162(200105)67:5<377:CAIAPW>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Cutaneous Acanthamoeba infection is a rare opportunistic infection in immun ocompromised persons. We report a case of a patient with AIDS who developed disseminated Acanthamoeba secondary to chronic acanthamoebic sinusitis and review recent literature regarding new treatments for this relatively hard -to-treat disease.