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Primary cutaneous amoebiasis is rare, and typically affects immunocompromised patients and presents with unique clinical and histopathologic changes. Untreated, the infection could progress to involve the central nervous system, which is almost universally fatal. We present a case of primary cutaneous acanthamoebiasis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia on acalabrutinib.

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  • Blastocystis is a single-celled protist that lives in the intestines of various hosts, including humans, and may cause a range of health issues from gastrointestinal problems to skin disorders.
  • The study investigated the prevalence of Blastocystis in insects like cockroaches, houseflies, and crickets, as well as in sea turtles, using microscopic and molecular techniques.
  • Results showed low infection rates (4.44% in insects, 7.7% in sea turtles), but highlighted the importance of understanding Blastocystis's genetic diversity and potential reservoirs to improve public health measures.
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Objective: Recent studies determined that the amoeboid form of acts as a factor in stimulating the host's immune responses and ultimately results in urticaria and other skin disorders. The present study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence of in people referred to Bushehr city health centers and the relationship of this parasite with urticaria.

Methods: Fecal samples were collected from 180 males and females referred to Bushehr health centers and a questionnaire containing demographic information was completed for each person.

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  • - The study explored the link between Blastocystis hominis, an intestinal parasite, and chronic urticaria (a type of skin rash), comparing 94 patients with urticaria to 285 healthy individuals.
  • - While B. hominis was found in 21.3% of patients with urticaria versus 17.2% of controls, the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.463).
  • - Three subtypes of B. hominis were detected, showing significant differences in their prevalence between groups, but there was no significant correlation between these subtypes and the severity of urticaria (p = 0.533).
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing-assisted diagnosis of a rare case of primary cutaneous acanthamoebiasis in an HIV patient: a case report.

Front Cell Infect Microbiol

June 2024

Research and Development Department, Sinopharm Medical Laboratory (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Wuhan, China.

Pathogenic and free-living are widely distributed in the environment and have been reported to cause keratitis and universally fatal encephalitis. Primary cutaneous acanthamoebiasis caused by is exceedingly rare and presents as isolated necrotic cutaneous lesions without involvement of the cornea or central nervous system. Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis often occurs in immunocompromised patients and is likely overlooked or even misdiagnosed only by cutaneous biopsy tissue histopathological analysis.

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