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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2024

Case Report: Management of Acanthamoeba Rhinosinusitis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Elizabeth Di Valerio, Jeb M Justice, Alexis C Gushiken

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Elizabeth Di ValerioUniversity of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
Jeb M JusticeDivision of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
Alexis C GushikenDivision of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infections caused by free-living amoebae pose a significant public health threat owing to growing populations of immunocompromised hosts combined with diagnostic delays, treatment difficulties, and high case fatality rates. Nasopharyngeal infections caused by Acanthamoeba are rare and the optimal treatment is not well established. We report a case of Acanthamoeba rhinosinusitis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who presented with headaches and chronic rhinosinusitis refractory to multiple courses of antibiotics. A diagnosis of Acanthamoeba rhinosinusitis was established through broad-range polymerase chain reaction testing on sinus tissue. The patient had a favorable response to treatment, which included surgical debridement, cessation of immunosuppressants, and a three-drug regimen consisting of miltefosine, fluconazole, and sulfadiazine.

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AcanthamoebaAmebiasisLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellRhinitisSinusitisAgedAntiprotozoal AgentsFluconazoleHumansImmunocompromised HostMaleMiddle AgedPhosphorylcholineRhinosinusitisAntiprotozoal AgentsFluconazolemiltefosinePhosphorylcholine

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PMID38834082
PMCPMC11229633

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