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Acantamoeba Flashcards

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Infective stage of acantamoeba

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Both cystic and trophozoite stage

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How can acantamoeba be obtained

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Inhalation, contacts, broken skin, ingestion.. hematogenously spreads to CNS.

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Disease caused by acantamoeba

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Chronic amoebic keratitis
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

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Character of CSF in acantamoeba infection

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Pleocytosis ( large number of lymphocytes)

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Treatment

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Acantamoebic keratitis: biguidine, chlorexadine … Penetrating keratoplasty
GAE: no effective treatment

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