Osteomyelitis of a bone graft of the mandible with Acanthamoeba castellanii infection.
An ameloblastoma of the right side of the mandible was resected in a 32 year old prediabetic female. An iliac crest autograft became infected and a sequestrum was removed seven weeks later. Pathologic examination of this tissue demonstrated a mixed infection, including Acanthamoeba castellanii. This is the first recorded instance of invasion of bone by a free living ameba.
D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000473:pathology; D000656:Amoeba; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology