Disseminated Acanthamoeba sinusitis in a patient with AIDS: a possible role for early antiretroviral therapy

Acanthamoeba, a free-living ameba, has been reported to infect humans with subacute encephalitis, sinusitis, or keratitis. Multiple cases of Acanthamoeba sinusitis with dissemination have been reported in association with AIDS, with high mortality. We report successful treatment of a 35-year-old wom...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The AIDS reader 2004-01, Vol.14 (1), p.41-49
Hauptverfasser:	Carter, Wendy W, Gompf, Sandra G, Toney, John F, Greene, John N, Cutolo, Edward P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acanthamoeba - physiology Adult AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - mortality AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - therapy AIDS/HIV Amebiasis - diagnosis Amebiasis - mortality Amebiasis - therapy Animals Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active Biopsy CD4 Lymphocyte Count Combined Modality Therapy Debridement Fatal Outcome Female Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sinusitis - diagnosis Sinusitis - mortality Sinusitis - therapy Survival Rate Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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