AMOEBAS MORPH Flashcards
Entamoeba Histolytica troph
Ave size
12-25um
Entamoeba Histolytica cyst
Ave size
12-18um
Entamoeba Histolytica troph
movement
Unidirectional
Rapid and progressive
Entamoeba Histolytica
Number of nuclei
Troph: 1
Cyst: 4
Entamoeba Histolytica
Karyosome
Troph: small, central w/ peripheral chromatin
Cyst: small, central
Entamoeba Histolytica
Peripheral chromatin
both Fine and evenly distributed
Entamoeba Histolytica
cytoplasm
Ground glass appearance
Finely granular
Entamoeba Histolytica
cytoplasmic inclusions
Troph: ingested RBC
Cyst: Chromatoidal Bars
Where excystation happens
Ileum
Flask shaped ulcer
Cecum ascending colon
Virulence factors of Flask Shaped Ulcer
Gal-lectin
Amoeba pore
Cysteine Proteinases
Bacillary dysentery
Vomitting common
Amebic dysentery
No vomitting
Entamoeba Histolytica
Diagnosis
DFS: NSS and perma stain (PVA or mPVA)
Robinsons culture
Concentration technique-FECT + PCR DNA amplification
Serological
Entamoeba Histolytica
treatment
Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Entamoeba Histolytica
complications
Abemic Liver Abcess
Extraintestinal Amebiasis
Ameboma
Entamoeba Coli
Size
Troph: 18-27um
Cyst: 12-25um
Entamoeba Coli
Motility
Non progressive
Blunt pseudopods
Entamoeba Coli
Nuclei
Troph: 1
Cysts: 1-8
Entamoeba Coli
Karyosome
Both Large, irregular shape, eccentric
Entamoeba Coli
Peripheral chromatin
Both unevenly distributed
Entamoeba Coli
Cystoplasm
Both coarse and granulated