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

Keche, Archana; Chakravarty, Sharmistha; Khatoon, Shagufta; Kannauje, Pankaj; Arora, Ripu Daman

Keche, Archana; Chakravarty, Sharmistha; Khatoon, Shagufta; Kannauje, Pankaj; Arora, Ripu Daman.

Keche A; Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Raipur, India. Electronic address: archukeche@gmail.com.
Chakravarty S; Department of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery, AIIMS Raipur, India. Electronic address: Sharmisthachakravarty06@gmail.com.
Khatoon S; Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Raipur, India. Electronic address: Shagufta.raoshan@gmail.com.
Kannauje P; Department of Medicine, AIIMS Raipur, India. Electronic address: dr.pankajkannauje.bhu@gmail.com.
Arora RD; Department of Otolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery, AIIMS Raipur, India. Electronic address: neetripu@gmail.com.

Indian J Med Microbiol ; 2022 Oct 13.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2265883

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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.

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Acanthamoeba; COVID19; Rhinorrhea

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report Topics: Long Covid Language: English Journal subject: Microbiology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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