title: Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis in AIDS.
abstract: Acanthamoeba is a recognized pathogen in the immunocompromised patient, commonly presenting as chronic or subacute encephalitis. However, cutaneous disease in the absence of CNS involvement is increasingly recognized, especially in the setting of chronic, nonhealing skin lesions in the patient with AIDS. We describe a patient with AIDS and cutaneous acanthamoebiasis and review our experience with treatment and diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Torno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Babapour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurevitch
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Witt
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology