Scheid Patrick L, Lâm Thiên-Trí, Sinsch Ulrich, Balczun Carsten
Laboratory of Medical Parasitology, Department XXI (Med. Microbiology), Central Military Hospital Koblenz, Koblenz, Germany.
Institute of Integrated Sciences; Department of Biology, University of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Germany.
Parasitol Res. 2019 Jun;118(6):1999-2004. doi: 10.1007/s00436-019-06312-y. Epub 2019 Apr 10.
In the present article, we report on the identification of Vermamoeba (Hartmannella) vermiformis as the etiological agent of a tissue infection close to the eye of a female patient. Laboratory examination revealed no involvement of any pathogenic bacteria or fungi in the tissue infection. V. vermiformis was identified by cultivation and morphology of trophozoites and cysts as well as phylogenetic analysis of nuclear 18S rDNA. The lesion improved in the course of 4 weeks by application of zinc paste.
在本文中，我们报告了从一名女性患者眼部附近的组织感染中鉴定出蠕虫形维氏阿米巴（哈特曼氏阿米巴）作为病原体。实验室检查显示该组织感染未涉及任何致病细菌或真菌。通过滋养体和包囊的培养、形态学以及核18S rDNA的系统发育分析鉴定出了蠕虫形维氏阿米巴。通过涂抹锌膏，病变在4周内有所改善。
