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

• Published in: Annals 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
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Dermatological Association; The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology 01.11.2023; 대한피부과학회
• Subjects: Case Report; 피부과학; Acanthamoeba triangularis; Amebiasis; Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis

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...