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Infection by Acanthamoeba

MedGen UID:
46091
•Concept ID:
C0033129
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acanthamebiases; Acanthamebiasis; Acanthamoeba Infection; Acanthamoeba Infections; Infection, Acanthamoeba
SNOMED CT: Acanthamoeba infection (49649001); Infection caused by Acanthamoeba (49649001); Infection by Acanthamoeba (49649001); Acanthamoebiasis (49649001); Acanthamoebosis (49649001)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Amoebiasis: Advances in Diagnosis, Treatment, Immunology Features and the Interaction with the Intestinal Ecosystem.
Morán P, Serrano-Vázquez A, Rojas-Velázquez L, González E, Pérez-Juárez H, Hernández EG, Padilla MLA, Zaragoza ME, Portillo-Bobadilla T, Ramiro M, Ximénez C
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Jul 21;24(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms241411755. PMID: 37511519Free PMC Article
Liver abscess: diagnostic and management issues found in the low resource setting.
Khim G, Em S, Mo S, Townell N
Br Med Bull 2019 Dec 11;132(1):45-52. doi: 10.1093/bmb/ldz032. PMID: 31836890Free PMC Article
Update on the Management of Infectious Keratitis.
Austin A, Lietman T, Rose-Nussbaumer J
Ophthalmology 2017 Nov;124(11):1678-1689. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.012. PMID: 28942073Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Specificity of in vivo confocal cornea microscopy in Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Füst Á, Tóth J, Simon G, Imre L, Nagy ZZ
Eur J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan 19;27(1):10-15. Epub 2016 Jun 6 doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000817. PMID: 27312210

Diagnosis

Non-granulomatous cerebellar infection by Acanthamoeba spp. in an immunocompetent host.
Modica S, Miracco C, Cusi MG, Tordini G, Muzii VF, Iacoangeli F, Nocentini C, Ali IKM, Roy S, Cerase A, Zanelli G, De Luca A, Montagnani F
Infection 2018 Dec;46(6):885-889. Epub 2018 Oct 4 doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1231-4. PMID: 30288678
Specificity of in vivo confocal cornea microscopy in Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Füst Á, Tóth J, Simon G, Imre L, Nagy ZZ
Eur J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan 19;27(1):10-15. Epub 2016 Jun 6 doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000817. PMID: 27312210
Coexistent adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Gajdatsy AD, Kosmin A, Barrett GD
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2000 Dec;28(6):434-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00352.x. PMID: 11202467
Clinical signs and medical therapy of early Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Lindquist TD, Sher NA, Doughman DJ
Arch Ophthalmol 1988 Jan;106(1):73-7. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1988.01060130079033. PMID: 3337710

Therapy

Non-granulomatous cerebellar infection by Acanthamoeba spp. in an immunocompetent host.
Modica S, Miracco C, Cusi MG, Tordini G, Muzii VF, Iacoangeli F, Nocentini C, Ali IKM, Roy S, Cerase A, Zanelli G, De Luca A, Montagnani F
Infection 2018 Dec;46(6):885-889. Epub 2018 Oct 4 doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1231-4. PMID: 30288678
Successful treatment of Acanthamoeba rhinosinusitis in a patient with AIDS.
Nachega JB, Rombaux P, Weynand B, Thomas G, Zech F
AIDS Patient Care STDS 2005 Oct;19(10):621-5. doi: 10.1089/apc.2005.19.621. PMID: 16232046
Coexistent adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Gajdatsy AD, Kosmin A, Barrett GD
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2000 Dec;28(6):434-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00352.x. PMID: 11202467
Acanthamoeba keratitis in soft contact lens wearers.
Dornic DI, Wolf T, Dillon WH, Christensen B, Deem CD
J Am Optom Assoc 1987 Jun;58(6):482-6. PMID: 3305672
Recurrent suppurative kerato-uveitis with loss of eye due to infection by Acanthamoeba castellani.
Jones BR, McGill JI, Steele AD
Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K (1962) 1975 Jul;95(2):210-3. PMID: 775698

Prognosis

Non-granulomatous cerebellar infection by Acanthamoeba spp. in an immunocompetent host.
Modica S, Miracco C, Cusi MG, Tordini G, Muzii VF, Iacoangeli F, Nocentini C, Ali IKM, Roy S, Cerase A, Zanelli G, De Luca A, Montagnani F
Infection 2018 Dec;46(6):885-889. Epub 2018 Oct 4 doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1231-4. PMID: 30288678
Specificity of in vivo confocal cornea microscopy in Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Füst Á, Tóth J, Simon G, Imre L, Nagy ZZ
Eur J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan 19;27(1):10-15. Epub 2016 Jun 6 doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000817. PMID: 27312210
Clinical signs and medical therapy of early Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Lindquist TD, Sher NA, Doughman DJ
Arch Ophthalmol 1988 Jan;106(1):73-7. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1988.01060130079033. PMID: 3337710
Acanthamoeba keratitis in soft contact lens wearers.
Dornic DI, Wolf T, Dillon WH, Christensen B, Deem CD
J Am Optom Assoc 1987 Jun;58(6):482-6. PMID: 3305672

Clinical prediction guides

Specificity of in vivo confocal cornea microscopy in Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Füst Á, Tóth J, Simon G, Imre L, Nagy ZZ
Eur J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan 19;27(1):10-15. Epub 2016 Jun 6 doi: 10.5301/ejo.5000817. PMID: 27312210
Coexistent adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis.
Gajdatsy AD, Kosmin A, Barrett GD
Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2000 Dec;28(6):434-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00352.x. PMID: 11202467

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