ENTAMOEBA COLI Flashcards
1
Q
Common associated disease or condition names:
A
Intestinal amebiasis, amebic colitis, amebic dysentery, extraintestinal amebiasis.
2
Q
Motility (T)
A
Nonprogressive, blunt pseudopods
3
Q
Number of nuclei (T)
A
One
4
Q
Karyosome (T)
A
Large, irregular shape, eccentric
5
Q
Peripheral chromatin (T)
A
Unevenly distributed
6
Q
Cytoplasm (T)
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Coarse and granulated
7
Q
Cytoplasmic inclusions (T)
A
Vacuoles containing bacteria often visible
8
Q
Shape
A
Round to spherical
9
Q
Number of nuclei
A
One to eight
10
Q
Karyosome
A
Large, irregular shape, eccentric
11
Q
Peripheral chromatin
A
Unevenly distributed
12
Q
Cytoplasm
A
Coarse and granulated
13
Q
Cytoplasmic inclusions
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- Diffuse glycogen mass present in
young cysts; may displace nuclei
(often seen in cysts with two
nuclei) to opposite ends of
the cyst - Thin chromatoid bars with pointed
to splintered ends in young cysts
14
Q
Laboratory Diagnosis
A
Stool examination
