Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis during treatment for cutaneous disease in a renal transplant patient.
Allison KutnerMargaret AldrichSarju PatelJoann J KangBijal AminRanon MannIbne Karim M AliRoosecelis Brasil MartinesJennifer Rittenhouse CopeGraciela O De BoccardoYoram A PuiusPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2018)
Acanthamoeba infections are difficult to diagnose and treat. We present a renal transplant patient who developed Acanthamoeba endophthalmitis on therapy with posaconazole and miltefosine for cutaneous acanthamobiasis. The patient was maintained on intracameral voriconazole injections, and oral azithromycin, fluconazole, and flucytosine. This case highlights novel presentations and treatments for acanthamoebic infection.
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