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The pathophysiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis
Trends in Parasitology, 2006Acanthamoeba keratitis is a sight-threatening infection of the ocular surface that is produced by several free-living amebae of the genus Acanthamoeba. Infection is usually initiated by Acanthamoeba-contaminated contact lenses and produces exquisite pain and ulceration of the ocular surface.
Daniel W. Clarke, Jerry Y. Niederkorn
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The immunobiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis
Microbes and Infection, 2006Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae that cause Acanthamoeba keratitis, a blinding corneal infection. The innate immune apparatus is crucial for the resolution of the disease. With the exception of mucosal antibody, elements of the adaptive immune system fail to prevent infection or contribute to its resolution in experimental animals.
Daniel W. Clarke, Jerry Y. Niederkorn
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Orvosi Hetilap, 2008
Az Acanthamoeba-infekciók száma világszerte, így hazánkban is növekvő tendenciát mutat. A diagnosztikus és terápiás lehetőségek bővülése ellenére ez a betegség súlyosan károsíthatja a látást. A kórkép jellemzőit foglaljuk össze és mutatjuk be. A betegség elsősorban kontaktlencsét viselőkön alakul ki a nem megfelelő higiénia miatt.
András Berta +3 more
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Az Acanthamoeba-infekciók száma világszerte, így hazánkban is növekvő tendenciát mutat. A diagnosztikus és terápiás lehetőségek bővülése ellenére ez a betegség súlyosan károsíthatja a látást. A kórkép jellemzőit foglaljuk össze és mutatjuk be. A betegség elsősorban kontaktlencsét viselőkön alakul ki a nem megfelelő higiénia miatt.
András Berta +3 more
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Treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis
Vestnik oftal'mologii, 2016In recent years, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) has became a clinically significant problem because of the broad use of contact lenses that are the major risk factor of the disease. The treatment presents considerable difficulties due to similarity of clinical manifestations of AK to other keratites (bacterial, herpetic, and fungal).
Evg A Kasparova, N R Marchenko
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Cornea, 2020
PURPOSE To compare the clinical profiles and outcomes of patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis with or without mixed bacterial infection. METHODS A retrospective analysis of microbiologically confirmed AK cases presenting to a tertiary care center over ...
Arshi Singh +3 more
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PURPOSE To compare the clinical profiles and outcomes of patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis with or without mixed bacterial infection. METHODS A retrospective analysis of microbiologically confirmed AK cases presenting to a tertiary care center over ...
Arshi Singh +3 more
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Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis
Vestnik oftal'mologii, 2016The Acanthamoeba keratitis is a relatively rare, but dangerous disease of the cornea. Its development is thought to be associated with contact lens wearing as well as corneal microwounds contaminated with soil or water. The disease has no evident distinctive clinical features and is, therefore, difficult to be distinguished from herpetic or fungal ...
Evg A Kasparova, N R Marchenko
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Updates in Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Eye & Contact Lens: Science & Clinical Practice, 2007Acanthamoeba keratitis is a potentially blinding microbial disease that has been increasing in incidence during the past two decades. Prognosis of this serious disease had been dismal, but improvement in diagnosis, a better understanding of the natural course of the disease, and recent introduction of multiple and effective therapeutic agents have ...
Harrison D Cavanagh +4 more
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Painless Acanthamoeba keratitis
Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is known to cause sitethreatening ocular infections. Patients often have a history of improper cleaning of contact lenses (CTL), swimming, or using hot tubs while wearing contact lenses. The hallmark symptom of AK is exquisite pain, often out of proportion to the clinical picture.
Alexander C. Tokarewicz +3 more
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Systemic Miltefosine as an Adjunct Treatment of Progressive Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Ocular immunology and inflammation, 2020Purpose: To report our experience with oral miltefosine (MLT) as an adjunct treatment for progressive Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK). Methods: Retrospective case series of all patients who underwent treatment with oral MLT for AK at Bascom Palmer Eye ...
Andrea Naranjo +4 more
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Bilateral Acanthamoeba Keratitis
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2008To determine the prevalence and characteristics of binocular involvement among patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis.Retrospective case series.Risk factors and outcomes of bilateral infection were explored among consecutive cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis diagnosed at a single institution from 1997 through mid 2007.Fifty eyes were confirmed to have ...
M. Bowes Hamill +5 more
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