Amebasvidalibre
Amebasvidalibre
Amebasvidalibre
oportunistas
• Balamuthia mandrillaris
Introduccion
Las amebas de vida libre son parasitos protozoos ambientales de distribucion
mundial.
Todas estas especies causan infecciones del Sistema Nervioso Central (SNC).
Epidemiologia
Neti pots look like little teapots with long spouts and are used to rinse the nasal passages
with a saline (salt-based) solution. They have become popular as a treatment for congested
sinuses, colds, and allergies, and for moistening nasal passages exposed to dry indoor air.
Factores de riesgo (Naegleria fowleri)
Factores de riesgo (Wudu)
Factores de riesgo (Wudu)
• Fiebre alta
• Dolor de cabeza severo
• Fotofobia
• Nausea
• Vomito
• Anormailidades del comportamiento
• Convulsiones
• Alteraciones del estado mental
• Anormalidades del olor y sabor
Diagnostico (i)
• 10 to 25 micrones en tamaño
• Un solo nucleo
• Un nucleolo localizado centralmente sin cromatina
periferica (Figura 1)
Figura 1
Tratamiento
• Amfotericin B
• Rifampicina
• Fluconazol o miconazol
• Miltefosine
• Azitromicina
• Legionella spp
• Vibrio cholerae
• Burkholderia cepacia
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Mycobacterium spp
Manifestaciones clinicas (Acanthamoeba)
• Dolor de cabeza
• Fiebre leve
• Disturbios visuales
• Anormalidades del comportamiento
• Tuberculosis
• Nocardiosis
• Absceso cerebral bacteriano
• Aspergilosis
• Criptococosis
• Histoplasmosis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Cisticercosis
• Linfoma primario del SNC
• Encefalitis por Balamuthia
Cutaneous acanthamoebiasis
• Analisis de biopsias
• PCR
• Pruebas de Inmunofluorescencia
Amoebic keratitis (AK)
Treatment
Differential diagnosis
• Herpetic, bacterial, or fungal keratitis
Balamuthia infection
It is noteworthy that
B. mandrillaris may bypass the lower
respiratory tract and directly enter into
the bloodstream via skin lesions. The
olfactory neuroepithelium may provide
an alternative route of entry into the
CNS.
An open wound, such as a cut or scrape, may be a
potential entry point for Balamuthia.
Fig. 5. Balamuthia mandrillaris trophozoite (a),
and cyst (b). Both images at x 850.
a.
b.
c.