The First Case of Cutaneous Acanthamoebiasis Caused by < em > Acanthamoeba triangularis < /em > in Korea

Ann Dermatol. 2023 Nov;35(Suppl 2):S275-S280. doi: 10.5021/ad.21.293.ABSTRACTA 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.PMID:38061721 | DOI:10.5021/ad.21.293

Source: Annals of Dermatology - December 7, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Mi Soo Choi Na Hye Myong Min Seo Sukbin Jang Dae Kwan Yun Kyujin Yeom Dong-Il Chung Byung Cheol Park Yeonchul Hong Myung Hwa Kim Source Type: research