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Case Reports
. 2023 Mar-Apr:42:100-102.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2022.09.014. Epub 2022 Oct 14.

Acanthamoeba species from a post-covid patient with CSF rhinorrhea; a next possible post covid menace? A case report

Archana Keche  1 , Sharmistha Chakravarty  2 , Shagufta Khatoon  3 , Pankaj Kannauje  4 , Ripu Daman Arora  5
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Case Reports

Acanthamoeba species from a post-covid patient with CSF rhinorrhea; a next possible post covid menace? A case report

Archana Keche et al. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2023 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

A case of Acanthamoeba rhinorrhea in a 32 years female, who was recently recovered from COVID-19 infectionat a tertiary care institute in India. Though, there was no standard treatment protocol for management of amoebic-meningo encephalitis. The patient was managed successfully with combination therapy of amphotericin B and miltefosine. Agents having trophicidal and cysticidal activities are used for treatment of CNS Acanthamoeba infection. COVID 19 infection, steroid therapy anddiabetes mellitus which lead to low immunitywere found to be associated contributing factors.

Keywords: Acanthamoeba; COVID19; Rhinorrhea.

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A) Trophozoite of Acanthamoeba in wet mount from culture. B) Geimsa stain of Acanthamoeba C) Wet mount examination of culture with methylene blue drop.
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