Vermamoeba vermiformis as etiological agent of a painful ulcer close to the eye
- Resource Type
- Brief Communication
- Authors
- Scheid, Patrick L.; Lâm, Thiên-Trí; Sinsch, Ulrich; Balczun, Carsten
- Source
- Parasitology Research: Founded as Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde. 118(6):1999-2004
- Subject
- Free-living amoebae
Vermamoeba vermiformis
Hartmannella vermiformis
Tissue infection
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0932-0113
1432-1955
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.