Ann Dermatol.
2023 Nov;35(Suppl2):S275-S280. 10.5021/ad.21.293.
The First Case of Cutaneous Acanthamoebiasis Caused by Acanthamoeba triangularis in Korea
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
- 3Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
- 4Department of Infectious Disease, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea
- 5Department of Parasitology & Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
- KMID: 2548873
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.21.293
Abstract
- A 62-year-old man with multiple myeloma visited our clinic with multiple painful erythematous to purpuric nodules on his whole body. He received a skin biopsy which showed septal and lobular inflammation with vasculitis, and multiple amoebic organisms were found. Polymerase chain reaction and culture were performed and an Acanthamoeba triangularis infection was diagnosed. This is the first report on cutaneous acanthamoebiasis caused by A. triangularis, suggesting that A. triangularis should be regarded as a clinical pathogen that can cause ocular as well as disseminated infection.
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