Lecture 01 - Sarcodina

Question 1

Iodamoeba büchlii: General Characteristics

Answer 1

Logol: brown color (big glycogen vacuole)
Small
Weak trophozoite –> mostly seen in cysts
Mononuclear in cysts and trophozoites
Big nucleolus
No chromatin grains

Question 2

Endolimax nana: General Characteristics

Answer 2

Smallest amoeba
Mononuclear trophozoite
Polynuclear cyst (1-4)
Mostly seen in trophozoites
Differentiated from Iodamoeba büchlii by size

Question 3

Entamoeba histolytica: General Charateristics

Answer 3

Mostly seen in warm and humid parts
Finger-like Psuedolimb from 1 point –>
Chromatoidal Body = Bar Body

Question 4

Entamoeba histolytica: Trophozoite

Answer 4

Trophozoite: 1. Magna/hematophage 2. Minuta (smaller)
within Pathogen hematophage: RBC
Small nucleolus
Chromatin grains

Question 5

Entamoeba histolytica: Trophozoite to Cyst Transformation

Answer 5

1. Glycogen vacuole
2. Bar body
   Trophozoite Minuta

Question 6

Entamoeba histolytica: Cyst

Answer 6

No nucleus

Question 7

Entamoeba histolytica: Pathogenesis ?????

Answer 7

1. genus
2. malnutrition: protein deficiency, cholesterol, Fe deficiency
3. IgA deficiency
4. alcohol
5. undefined sexual habits
6. intestinal flora: E.coli (better), proteus(worse)
7. culture

Question 8

Entamoeba histolytica: Intestinal Amoebiasis Complication

Answer 8

Dysentery
Colitis
Appendicitis
Peritonitis

Question 9

Entamoeba histolytica: Ameboma

Answer 9

Granulation of a local wound

Question 10

Entamoeba histolytica: non-Intestinal Amoebiasis: Hepatic

Answer 10

80% in right lobe, 12% in left lobe, 8% in both lobes

1. Puss-less hepatitis
2. Abscess: chocolate-like sterile liquid, peritonitis, fever, sweat, chill

Question 11

Entamoeba histolytica: non-Intestinal Amoebiasis: Cutaneous

Answer 11

Painful Red Deep ulcers with raised edges

Question 12

Entamoeba histolytica: Amoebiasis Lab Tests

Answer 12

Non-intestinal: serology
Intestinal: stool sample test unless colitis without dysentery
Cyst passer+colitis without dysentery: serology, PCR

Question 13

Entamoeba histolytica: Amoebiasis Treatment

Answer 13

Intestinal: 
dihydroxy foruate
Iodoquinol
Paramomycin
Non-intestinal: 
Chloroquin
Emitin family
Both: 
Nitroemidazole family: metronidazole, oronidazole. Tinidazole, secnidazole

Question 14

Entamoeba hartmani: General Charateristics

Answer 14

Smaller than histolytica

Question 15

Entamoeba coli: General Characteristics

Answer 15

similar to histolytica

Round and all sided psuedolimb –> slower

Question 16

Entamoeba gingivalis: General Characteristics

Answer 16

In mouth
No cyst–> only trophozoite
Similar to histolytica but is more interested in WBC instead of RBC