Cutaneous amoebiasis

Cutaneous amoebiasis
Classification and external resources
Specialty Infectious disease
ICD-10 A06.7
ICD-9-CM 006.6

Cutaneous amoebiasis refers to a form of amoebiasis that presents primarily in the skin.

It can be caused by Acanthamoeba[1][2] or Entamoeba histolytica.[3] When associated with Acanthamoeba, it is also known as "cutaneous acanthamoebiasis".[4]

It is also known as "amoebiasis cutis".[5]

Balamuthia mandrillaris has been described as entering through the skin,[6] and it can have cutaneous expression.[7]

References

  1. "EyeRounds.org:Acanthamoeba Keratitis: 39-year-old contact lens wearer with persisting keratitis & pain". Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  2. Walia R, Montoya JG, Visvesvera GS, Booton GC, Doyle RL (March 2007). "A case of successful treatment of cutaneous Acanthamoeba infection in a lung transplant recipient". Transpl Infect Dis 9 (1): 51–4. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2006.00159.x. PMID 17313473.
  3. Kenner BM, Rosen T (2006). "Cutaneous amebiasis in a child and review of the literature". Pediatr Dermatol 23 (3): 231–4. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00223.x. PMID 16780468.
  4. Da Rocha-Azevedo, B.; Tanowitz, H.; Marciano-Cabral, F. (2009). "Diagnosis of infections caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae". Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases 2009: 251406. doi:10.1155/2009/251406. PMC 2719787. PMID 19657454.
  5. Bumb RA, Mehta RD (2006). "Amoebiasis cutis in HIV positive patient". Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 72 (3): 224–6. doi:10.4103/0378-6323.25786. PMID 16766840.
  6. Rocha-Azevedo B, Jamerson M, Cabral GA, Silva-Filho FC, Marciano-Cabral F (January 2007). "The interaction between the amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris and extracellular matrix glycoproteins in vitro". Parasitology 134 (Pt 1): 51–8. doi:10.1017/S0031182006001272. PMID 17032481.
  7. Pritzker AS, Kim BK, Agrawal D, Southern PM, Pandya AG (February 2004). "Fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris presenting as a skin lesion". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 50 (2 Suppl): S38–41. doi:10.1016/S0190. PMID 14726864.


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