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

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

Indian journal of medical microbiology 2023 Mar-Apr

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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. Copyright © 2022 Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Archana Keche, Sharmistha Chakravarty, Shagufta Khatoon, Pankaj Kannauje, Ripu Daman Arora. Acanthamoeba species from a post-covid patient with CSF rhinorrhea; a next possible post covid menace? A case report. Indian journal of medical microbiology. 2023 Mar-Apr;42:100-102