THE AMEBAS - LEC2
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commensals | show 🗑
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show | Entamoeba polecki
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is a probable cause of diarrhea. | show 🗑
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show | Entamoeba histolytica
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show | E. moshkovskii
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show | E. histolytica, E. dispar, and E. moshkovskii
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show | Entamoeba hartmanni
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is a pseudopod forming non-flagellated protozoan parasite | show 🗑
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show | Entamoeba histolytica , E. dispar, E. moshkovskii, E.
hartmanni, E. polecki, E. coli, and E. gingivalis)
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show | - infective cyst
- invasive trophozoite form.
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No host other than humans is implicated in the life cycle, although natural infection of primates has been reported. | show 🗑
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show | binary fission
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show | E. histolytica
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show | E. histolytica
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show | In vitro
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show | Amebic liver abscess (ALA)
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The cardinal manifestations of ALA are fever and right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain. | show 🗑
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Activated ? kill E. histolytica | show 🗑
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May be epidemic | show 🗑
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Acute onset | show 🗑
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show | Bacillary Dysentery
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show | Bacillary Dysentery
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Patient prostrate | show 🗑
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show | Bacillary Dysentery
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Odorless stool | show 🗑
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Stool microscopy: numerous bacilli, pus cells, | show 🗑
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show | Bacillary Dysentery
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Abdominal cramps common and severe | show 🗑
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Tenesmus common | show 🗑
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Natural history: spontaneous recovery in a few days, weeks or more; no relapse | show 🗑
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Seldom epidemic | show 🗑
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Gradual onset | show 🗑
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show | Amebic Dysentery
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show | Amebic Dysentery
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Patient usually ambulant | show 🗑
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show | Amebic Dysentery
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show | Amebic Dysentery
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Stool microscopy: few bacilli, red cells, trophozoites with ingested red blood cells, Charcot-Leyden crystals | show 🗑
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show | Amebic Dysentery
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Tenesmus uncommon | show 🗑
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Natural history: lasts for weeks; dysentery returns after remission; infection persists for years | show 🗑
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FECT | show 🗑
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MIFC | show 🗑
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ELISA | show 🗑
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are the major reservoirs of infection with E. histolytica. | show 🗑
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The genus ? has a spherical nucleus with a distinct nuclear membrane lined with chromatin granules and a small karyosomefound near the center of the nucleus. Trophozoites usually have only one nucleus. | show 🗑
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show | Endolimax
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The genus ? is characterized by a large, chromatin-rich karyosome surrounded by a layer of achromatic globules and anchored to the nuclear membrane by achromatic fibrils. | show 🗑
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show | Entamoeba gingivalis
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show | Entamoeba dispar
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show | Entamoeba moshkovskii
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show | Entamoeba coli
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show | Entamoeba polecki
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which is found in apes and monkeys, is morphologically identical to E. polecki. | show 🗑
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can be found in the mouth. | show 🗑
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show | Entamoeba gingivalis
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occurs with the same frequency as Entamoeba coli. | show 🗑
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No treatment is necessary because these amebae do not cause disease. | show 🗑
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is a ubiquitous, free-living ameba that is the etiologic agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) | show 🗑
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show | Acanthamoeba
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Acanthamoeba has only two stages, ??, in its life cycle. | show 🗑
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(AK) | show 🗑
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show | granulomatous
amebic encephalitis
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show | acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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is diagnosed by epithelial biopsy or corneal scrapings for recoverable ameba with characteristic staining patterns on histologic analysis. | show 🗑
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show | A. castellani, A. culbertsoni, A.
hutchetti, A. polyphaga, and A. rhysoides.
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are free-living protozoans with two vegetative forms: an ameba (trophozoite form), and a flagellate (swimming form). | show 🗑
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(trophozoite form) | show 🗑
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(swimming form). | show 🗑
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There are two forms of trophozoites of Naegleria fowleri: ?? | show 🗑
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show | true
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show | cerebrospinal fluid
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show | N. fowleri
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