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Cutaneous amoebiasis, refers to a form of amoebiasis that presents primarily in the skin. It can be caused by Acanthamoeba [ 2 ] [ 3 ] or Entamoeba histolytica . [ 4 ] : 421 [ 5 ] When associated with Acanthamoeba , it is also known as "cutaneous acanthamoebiasis". [ 6 ]
Balamuthia infection is a cutaneous condition resulting from Balamuthia that may result in various skin lesions. [1]: 422 Balamuthia mandrillarisis a free-living amoeba (a single-celled living organism) found in the environment. It is one of the causes of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), a serious infection of the brain and spinal cord.
Cutaneous amoebiasis can also occur in skin around sites of colostomy wound, perianal region, region overlying visceral lesion and at the site of drainage of liver abscess. [citation needed] Urogenital tract amoebiasis derived from intestinal lesion can cause amoebic vulvovaginitis (May's disease), rectovesicle fistula and rectovaginal fistula.
They may manifest cutaneously (cutaneous leishmaniasis) as skin sores with as scab a few weeks after the bite or internally (visceral leishmaniasis), affecting the organs, which can be life-threatening. Cutaneous leishmaniasis can spread to the mucous membranes and cause mucosal leishmaniasis even years after the initial infection. [14]
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba invade the clear portion of the front of the eye. It affects roughly 100 people in the United States each year. [2] Acanthamoeba are protozoa found nearly ubiquitously in soil and water and can cause infections of the skin, eyes, and central nervous system. [3]
Acanthamoeba infection is a cutaneous condition resulting from Acanthamoeba that may result in various skin lesions. [ 1 ] : 422 [ 2 ] : 1172 Acanthamoeba strains can also infect human eyes causing Acanthamoeba keratitis .
Free-living amoebae (or "FLA") [1] are a group of protozoa that are important causes of infectious disease in humans and animals.. Naegleria fowleri is often included in the group "free-living amoebae", [2] [3] and this species causes a usually fatal condition traditionally called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
The skin weighs an average of four kilograms, covers an area of two square metres, and is made of three distinct layers: the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue. [1] The two main types of human skin are: glabrous skin, the hairless skin on the palms and soles (also referred to as the "palmoplantar" surfaces), and hair-bearing skin. [3]