The First Case of Cutaneous Acanthamoebiasis Caused by Acanthamoeba triangularis in Korea

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 cultur...

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Published inAnnals of dermatology Vol. 35; no. Suppl 2; pp. S275 - S280
Main Authors Choi, Mi Soo, Myong, Na Hye, Seo, Min, Jang, Sukbin, Yun, Dae Kwan, Yeom, Kyujin, Chung, Dong-Il, Park, Byung Cheol, Hong, Yeonchul, Kim, Myung Hwa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 01.11.2023
대한피부과학회
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Case Report
피부과학
Acanthamoeba triangularis
Amebiasis
Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis
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Summary: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 infection was diagnosed. This is the first report on cutaneous acanthamoebiasis caused by , suggesting that should be regarded as a clinical pathogen that can cause ocular as well as disseminated infection.
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ISSN:1013-9087
2005-3894
2005-3894
DOI:10.5021/ad.21.293