"Cutaneous amoebiasis"

Centrofacial Balamuthiasis: Case Report of a Rare Cutaneous Amebic Infection Free-living amebae are ubiquitous in our environment, but rarely cause cutaneous infection. Balamuthia mandrillaris has a predilection for infecting skin of the central face. Infection may be restricted to the skin or associated with life-threatening central nervous system (CNS) involvement. We report a case of a 91-year

Continuous positive airway pressure-associated cutaneous amoebiasis in an immunosuppressed patient. Organisms of the genus Acanthamoeba are environmentally ubiquitous and colonizers of the oral mucosa in humans. While largely asymptomatic in healthy persons, Acanthamoeba infection can cause disseminated disease with poor prognosis in immunosuppressed populations. Here we report a unique case of cutaneous amoebiasis associated with continuous positive airway pressure use in an immunosuppressed patient.

Tropical dermatology: cutaneous larva migrans, gnathostomiasis, cutaneous amebiasis and trombiculiasis. In today's world, many people can travel easily and quickly around the globe. Most travel travel-related illnesses include fever, diarrhea, and skin disease, which are relatively uncommon in returning travelers. We review four of the most common emerging infestations and skin infections in the Americas, which are important to the clinical dermatologist, focusing on the clinical presentation and treatment of cutaneous larva migrans, gnathostomiasis, cutaneous amebiasis, and trombiculiasis.

Cutaneous Amoebiasis: The Importance of Molecular Diagnosis of an Emerging Parasitic Disease. Cutaneous amebiasis is the least common clinical form of human amebiasis in Mexico, sexual amebiasis was only occasionally observed before the late 1980s. However, in the last few decades, most of the documented cases of cutaneous amebiasis from around the world are sexually transmitted. We present two

al; Case report: Cutaneous amebiasis: the importance of molecular diagnosis of an emerging parasitic disease. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jan88(1):186-90. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0278. Epub 2012 Dec 3.Marie C, Petri WA Jr; Amoebic dysentery. BMJ Clin Evid. 2013 Aug 302013:0918.Choudhuri G, Rangan M; Amebic infection in humans. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jul31(4):153-62. Epub 2012 Aug 19.Haque R

Primary cutaneous amoebiasis: case report with review of the literature. Primary cutaneous amoebiasis is a rare clinical entity. The lesions can be successfully treated if suspected and correctly diagnosed. We report an interesting case with review of the literature. A 25-year-old man presenting with primary cutaneous amoebiasis with extensive involvement of the anterior abdominal wall is described. Correct diagnosis eluded us for 2 years. Clinical suspicion and a simple bedside test (wet drop preparation examination) were sufficient to diagnose the lesion. Successful treatment was achieved with oral Metronidazole followed by split skin grafting. Only six cases of primary cutaneous amoebiasis could be traced in the literature. Primary cutaneous amoebiasis is extremely rare. Diagnosis

Cutaneous amebiasis in pediatrics. Cutaneous amebiasis (CA), which is still a health problem in developing countries, is important to diagnose based on its clinical and histopathologic features. Retrospective medical record review of 26 patients with CA (22 adults and 4 children) treated from 1955 to 2005 was performed. In addition to the age and sex of the patients, the case presentation , associated illness or factors, and method of establishing the diagnosis, clinical pictures and microscopic slides were also analyzed. Cutaneous amebiasis always presents with painful ulcers. The ulcers are laden with amebae, which are relatively easy to see microscopically with routine stains. Erythrophagocytosis is an unequivocal sign of CA. Amebae reach the skin via 2 mechanisms: direct and indirect

, the parasites above are not thought to cause disease. * Free living amoebas.[15][16] These species are often described as "opportunistic free-living amoebas" as human infection is not an obligate part of their life cycle. * Naegleria fowleri, which causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis * Acanthamoeba, which causes cutaneous amoebiasis[17] and Acanthamoeba keratitis and sometimes migrates to the brain cause lung abscess, pulmono pleural fistula, empyema lung and broncho pleural fistula. It can also reach the brain through blood vessels and cause amoebic brain abscess and amoebic meningoencephalitis. Cutaneous amoebiasis can also occur in skin around sites of colostomy wound, perianal region, region overlying visceral lesion and at the site of drainage of liver abscess.[citation needed]Urogenital