Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Successful Treatment of Disseminated Acanthamoeba sp. Infection with Miltefosine

Alexander C. Aichelburg

, Julia Walochnik, Ojan Assadian, Helmut Prosch, Andrea Steuer, Gedeon Perneczky, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Horst Aspöck, and Norbert Vetter

Author affiliations: Otto Wagner Hospital, Vienna, Austria (A.C. Aichelburg, A. Steuer, N. Vetter, H. Prosch); Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (J. Walochnik, O. Assadian, H. Aspöck); Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna (G. Perneczky); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G.S. Visvesvara);

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Ulcer with purulent discharge located on the skull (A) and on the back at first examination (B) and 17 days after topical treatment with miltefosine was initiated (C).

Figure 1. Ulcer with purulent discharge located on the skull (A) and on the back at first examination (B) and 17 days after topical treatment with miltefosine was initiated (C).

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