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Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
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6 comments:
Acanthaemoba keratitis - beautiful stains!
see many trophozoites with large central nucleolus visible within the nucleus plus plenty of characteristic wavy walled cysts
Don't wash your contact lenses in tap water, Kids!
Acanthamoeba ...Lee
Agree with above identifications: Acanthamoeba. Last picture is so characteristic of this amoeba. We rarely have such a beautiful case like this.
Florida Fan
Large Karyosome on the trophozoites and what looks like characteristic crenated star shaped cysts. There are few species of amoeba that traditionally cause this kind of damage and they are largely free living type amoebas. Amoebic keratitis is traditionally associated with Acanthamoeba sp.
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