The First Case of Cutaneous Acanthamoebiasis Caused by Acanthamoeba triangularis in Korea
- Author:
Mi Soo CHOI
1
;
Na Hye MYONG
;
Min SEO
;
Sukbin JANG
;
Dae Kwan YUN
;
Kyujin YEOM
;
Dong-Il CHUNG
;
Byung Cheol PARK
;
Yeonchul HONG
;
Myung Hwa KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2023;35(Suppl2):S275-S280
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
