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Acanthamoeba keratitis – Clinical signs, differential diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2019
Purpose: To summarize actual literature data on clinical signs, differential diagnosis, and treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis. Methods: Review of literature.
Nóra Szentmáry, Loay Daas, Lei Shi, Kornelia Lenke Laurik, Sabine Lepper, Georgia Milioti, Berthold Seitz   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of in vivo confocal microscopy in suspected Acanthamoeba keratitis: a 12-year real-world data study at a Swedish regional referral center. [PDF]

J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect
Toba B, Lagali N.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Value of Cytology Smears for Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2016
Purpose. Acanthamoeba keratitis remains a difficult diagnosis despite advances in genetic and imaging technologies. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the utility of cytology smears for diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Methods.
Sangita P. Patel, Jamie L. Schaefer, Ryan Jaber, Joyce Paterson, Weiguo Liu, Federico Gonzalez-Fernandez   +5 more
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Explicating the presentations of Acanthamoeba keratitis with special concern in the COVID-19 pandemic ambient

, 2021
This article presents an overview of information regarding Acanthamoeba keratitis per epidemiology, host-pathogen interactions, clinical manifestations, risk factors, environmental implications, diagnosis, treatment and management as well as COVID-19 ...
Chrysanthus Chukwuma
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Non-Keratitis Acanthamoeba Infections in the United States, 1956–2020

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Acanthamoeba is a free-living ameba that can cause severe disease affecting the central nervous system, skin, sinuses, and other organs, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
Julia C Haston, Kevin O’Laughlin, K. Matteson, Shantanu Roy, Y. Qvarnstrom, I. Ali, J. Cope   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Description of Virulent Factors and Horizontal Gene Transfers of Keratitis-Associated Amoeba Acanthamoeba Triangularis by Genome Analysis

Pathogens, 2020
Acanthamoeba triangularis strain SH 621 is a free-living amoeba belonging to Acanthamoeba ribo-genotype T4. This ubiquitous protist is among the free-living amoebas responsible for Acanthamoeba keratitis, a severe infection of human cornea.
Issam Hasni, Julien Andréani, Philippe Colson, Bernard La Scola   +3 more
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Should Veterinary Practitioners Be Concerned about Acanthamoeba Keratitis?

, 2021
When presented with an animal exhibiting signs of keratitis (inflammation of the cornea), such as impaired vision, mucoid discharges, redness, swelling, and corneal oedema, most veterinarians would think of bacteria, viruses, or fungi as the potential ...
E. Cooper, William Cowmeadow, H. Elsheikha   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiology of and Genetic Factors Associated with Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Pathogens
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a severe, rare protozoal infection of the cornea. Acanthamoeba can survive in diverse habitats and at extreme temperatures.
Muhammad Ilyas, Fiona Stapleton, Mark D. P. Willcox, Fiona L Henriquez, H. K. Peguda, B. Rayamajhee, Tasbiha Zahid, Constantinos Petsoglou, Nicole A Carnt   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Implantable Drug Delivery Systems for Skeletal Muscles and Eyes

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Volume 6, Issue 2, February 2026.
This review highlights the different types of recent implantable drug delivery systems (IDDS) fabricated for a use with skeletal muscles, and with eyes. It presents the developments already made and the current research directions, showing the evolution of IDDS and their great diversity.
Serge Ostrovidov, Murugan Ramalingam, Hongkai Wu, Toshinori Fujie, Yukinari Nakamura, Takeshi Hori, Yuji Nashimoto, Xuetao Shi, Hirokazu Kaji   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of Acanthamoeba keratitis in the middle East and Iran

Journal of Acute Disease, 2019
Acanthamoeba keratitis, a vision-threatening disease, is caused by a free-living amoeba of genus Acanthamoeba. Amoeba is widely distributed all around the world.
Mohammad Hossein Feiz Haddad, Azar Shokri, Habib Habibpour, Seyede Manizhe Heidar Neiadi   +3 more
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