Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis during treatment for cutaneous disease in a renal transplant patient

Allison Kutner, Margaret Aldrich, Sarju Patel, Joann J. Kang, Bijal Amin, Ranon Mann, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Roosecelis Brasil Martines, Jennifer Rittenhouse Cope, Graciela O. De Boccardo, Yoram A. Puius

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Abstract

Acanthamoeba infections are difficult to diagnose and treat. We present a renal transplant patient who developed Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis on therapy with posaconazole and miltefosine for cutaneous acanthamobiasis. The patient was maintained on intracameral voriconazole injections, and oral azithromycin, fluconazole, and flucytosine. This case highlights novel presentations and treatments for acanthamoebic infection.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalTransplant Infectious Disease
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StateAccepted/In press - Jan 1 2018

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Acanthamoeba
Endophthalmitis
miltefosine
Skin Diseases
Transplants
Kidney
Flucytosine
Azithromycin
Fluconazole
Infection
Skin
Injections
Therapeutics
posaconazole
Voriconazole

Keywords

  • Acanthamoeba
  • Amoebiasis
  • Endophthalmitis
  • Miltefosine
  • Posaconazole

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Transplantation
  • Infectious Diseases

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Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis during treatment for cutaneous disease in a renal transplant patient. / Kutner, Allison; Aldrich, Margaret; Patel, Sarju; Kang, Joann J.; Amin, Bijal; Mann, Ranon; Ali, Ibne Karim M.; Martines, Roosecelis Brasil; Cope, Jennifer Rittenhouse; De Boccardo, Graciela O.; Puius, Yoram A.

In: Transplant Infectious Disease, 01.01.2018.

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Kutner, A, Aldrich, M, Patel, S, Kang, JJ, Amin, B, Mann, R, Ali, IKM, Martines, RB, Cope, JR, De Boccardo, GO & Puius, YA 2018, 'Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis during treatment for cutaneous disease in a renal transplant patient', Transplant Infectious Disease. https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12843
Kutner A, Aldrich M, Patel S, Kang JJ, Amin B, Mann R et al. Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis during treatment for cutaneous disease in a renal transplant patient. Transplant Infectious Disease. 2018 Jan 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12843
Kutner, Allison ; Aldrich, Margaret ; Patel, Sarju ; Kang, Joann J. ; Amin, Bijal ; Mann, Ranon ; Ali, Ibne Karim M. ; Martines, Roosecelis Brasil ; Cope, Jennifer Rittenhouse ; De Boccardo, Graciela O. ; Puius, Yoram A. / Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis during treatment for cutaneous disease in a renal transplant patient. In: Transplant Infectious Disease. 2018.
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