infectious diseases
Overview of Free Living Amebas
Introduction
, which is a common cause of intestinal infection ( Amebiasis ). Pathogenic free-living amebas are of the genera Three major syndromes occur: Amebic Keratitis None Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis None Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis None AcanthamoebaandBalamuthiacan also cause skin lesions or disseminated disease in immunocompromised people. Acanthamoeba amebic keratitis is limited to the eyes and treated topically. Granulomatous encephalitis and primary amebic meningoencephalitis are usually fatal, but some patients treated withmiltefosinein combination with other drugs have survived. 