Continuous positive airway pressure-associated cutaneous amoebiasis in an immunosuppressed patient.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1111/bjd.14231.
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Abstract
Organisms of the genus Acanthamoeba are environmentally ubiquitous and colonizers of the oral mucosa in humans. While largely asymptomatic in healthy persons, Acanthamoeba infection can cause disseminated disease with poor prognosis in immunosuppressed populations. Here we report a unique case of cutaneous amoebiasis associated with continuous positive airway pressure use in an immunosuppressed patient.
Medical subject headings
- Amebiasis
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Opportunistic Infections
- Skin Diseases, Parasitic