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NR 4-6/2010
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Pełzaki z rodzaju
Acanthamoeba jako czynnik etiologiczny zapalenia rogówki oka
Amoebas of the genus
Acanthamoeba as an etiological factor of keratitis
Danuta Kosik-Bogacka1, Damian
Czepita2, Natalia Łanocha1
1 Z Katedry i Zakładu Biologii i Parazytologii
Medycznej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. biol. Elżbieta Kalisińska
2 Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki Pomorskiej Akademii
Medycznej w Szczecinie
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Danuta Karczewicz |
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| Summary: |
Purpose: The aim of
the paper was to describe the role of amoebas of the
genus Acanthamoeba in the pathogenesis of keratitis.
Material and methods: A review of literature
concerning the role of amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba
in the pathogenesis of keratitis was done.
Results: Amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba can be
widely found in soil, air, fresh as well as saline water
and as facultative parasites in humans. Amoebas of this
genus are responsible for the creation of Acanthamoeba
keratitis. In this paper the latest data concerning the
epidemiology, diagnostic and treatment of Acanthamoeba
keratitis have been cited and disscused.
Conclusions:
1. Keratitis induced by amoebas of the genus
Acanthamoeba are characterized as acute and difficult to
treat.
2. Acanthamoeba keratitis occurs in recent years more
often due to the fact that more people wear contact
lenses. |
| Słowa kluczowe: |
Acanthamoeba, pełzakowe
zapalenie rogówki. |
| Key words: |
Acanthamoeba, Acanthamoeba
keratitis. |
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