Oct 10, 2024 · Most people exposed to Acanthamoeba won't get sick. For others, it can cause serious infections of the brain, skin, eyes, and sinuses.

Oct 10, 2024 · Acanthamoeba is a kind of single-celled living organism that can cause rare but serious infections of different parts of the body.

Dec 12, 2023 · Acanthamoeba keratitis is an eye infection caused by an amoeba. It's rare but treatable. Contact lens wearers have a higher risk, so prevention is key.

Aug 16, 2024 · Acanthamoeba keratitis, first recognized in 1973, is a rare, vision-threatening, parasitic infection seen most often in contact lens wearers.

May 27, 2024 · Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis often occurs in immunocompromised patients and is likely overlooked or even misdiagnosed only by cutaneous biopsy tissue ...

May 28, 2024 · Pathogenic and free-living Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in the environment and have been reported to cause keratitis and universally fatal encephalitis.

May 8, 2024 · Acanthamoeba castellanii is a causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.

Jun 17, 2024 · Acanthamoeba castellanii infection is a rare condition primarily occurring in immunocompromised patients with extremely high mortality.

Nov 15, 2024 · Acanthamoeba spp. are facultative, opportunistic pathogens that are found in diverse environments. In the hosts, they lead to multi-organ disease.

Nov 30, 2024 · Muscles and the liver were the most infected organs in diplopstomiasis and acanthamoebiasis, respectively. Muscles suffered from severe deformations in the ...