Parasitic Amoeba Flashcards
Organ of locomotion of histolytica
Pseudopodia
Characteristic of locotion of histolytica
Progressive
Active
Directional
Diagnostic feature of a trophozoit of histolytica
Ingested rbc
What is the nucleus of the histolytica troph
Bulls eye karyosome
What is diagnostic feature of the cyst histolytica
Cigar shaped chromatoidal bodies
How many mitotic division of the mature cyst of histolytica
2
Organism that escaped from the cyst
Metacyst
Metacystic trophozoite is also known as
Amoebolei
MoT of entamoeba histolytica
Ingestion of viable cyst through contaminated food and drinks
Where does excystation take place
Small intestine
Most common organ affected for amoebiasis
Cecum
Intestinal amoebiasis
Colitis
Dysentery
Appendicitis
Granuloma
Extraintestinal amoebiasis
Liver - common
Lungs
Brain
Skin
What are the factors of colonization
Inc. Number of troph
High pathogenic index
Immunity or nutrition of px
No signs or symptoms of the lesi9n
Primary lesion
Tumor like lesion of the histolyticw
Amoebic granuloma
Amoeboma
Route of spread of extraintestinal in th3 liver
Hematogenous
Lymphatic
Perforation
Liver abscess
Single lesion Right lobe Males 4th to 5th decade Hepatomegaly
What lung is infected with extension of amoebic liver abscess
Right
Seen in colostomy bag
Perianal region
Amoebiasis cutis
Dirty looking cytoplasm of cyst
Entamoeba coli
Diagnostic feature of entamoeba coli cyst
Multinucleated
Seen in temperate region
Endolimax nana
Diagnostic feature of nana cyst
Ground glass appearance of cytoplasm
