Cutaneous Acanthamoeba infection in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: response to multidrug therapy. 1995

S J Hunt, and S L Reed, and W C Mathews, and B Torian
University of California San Diego Medical Center, USA.

Acanthamoeba, a free-living ameba of soil and water, produces the rare infections of granulomatous amebic encephalitis and amebic keratitis. We report a 38-year-old white man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who experienced Acanthamoeba infection that presented as multiple skin nodules without associated encephalitis. Histologic examination revealed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with numerous amebic organisms that were cultured and identified as Acanthamoeba group 2, probably Acanthamoeba castellani by monoclonal antibodies. Results of in vitro susceptibility testing demonstrated resistance to all six tested drugs. A partial clinical response, however, was obtained with multidrug therapy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D004359 Drug Therapy, Combination Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect. Combination Chemotherapy,Polychemotherapy,Chemotherapy, Combination,Combination Drug Therapy,Drug Polytherapy,Therapy, Combination Drug,Chemotherapies, Combination,Combination Chemotherapies,Combination Drug Therapies,Drug Polytherapies,Drug Therapies, Combination,Polychemotherapies,Polytherapies, Drug,Polytherapy, Drug,Therapies, Combination Drug
D005437 Flucytosine A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent. 5-Fluorocytosine,Alcobon,Ancobon,Ancotil
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000048 Acanthamoeba A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract. Acanthamoebas
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000562 Amebiasis Infection with any of various amebae. It is an asymptomatic carrier state in most individuals, but diseases ranging from chronic, mild diarrhea to fulminant dysentery may occur. Abscess, Amebic,Acanthamebiasis,Ameboma,Amoebiasis,Iodamoebiasis,Acanthamoeba Infection,Balamuthia Infection,Abscesses, Amebic,Acanthamebiases,Acanthamoeba Infections,Amebiases,Amebic Abscess,Amebic Abscesses,Amoebiases,Balamuthia Infections,Infection, Acanthamoeba,Infection, Balamuthia,Iodamoebiases
D000563 Amebicides Agents which are destructive to amebae, especially the parasitic species causing AMEBIASIS in man and animal. Amoebicides
D000666 Amphotericin B Macrolide antifungal antibiotic produced by Streptomyces nodosus obtained from soil of the Orinoco river region of Venezuela. Amphocil,Amphotericin,Amphotericin B Cholesterol Dispersion,Amphotericin B Colloidal Dispersion,Fungizone
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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