Comparison Assignment

Students’ Names/ID: Sarah Kassim – 201702221

Maysa Al Masri - 201701152

Naden Awad –

Group Name: B

Course Title: Medical Parasitology

Course ID: MELS303

Section: 1

Parasitology Lab instructor: Dr.Ali Mokbel

 Entamoeba histolytica cyst vs. Neutrophil
Characteristics Entamoeba histolytica cyst Neutrophil

- 10-20 µm
Usual range, 12-15 µm. 12 µm-14 µm in diameter
Cell Size
Cell Shape - Usually spherical Round shape
- 4 in mature cyst.
- Immature cysts with 1 or 2 - Single nucleus
Number of nuclei
occasionally seen.
Nuclear shape - Round nuclear shape - Multi-lobed nucleus
(2-5 lobes)
- Small, discrete usually centrally
Nuclear details, located karyosome.
features or - Peripheral chromatin present.
Fine, uniform granules evenly
inclusions distributed.
- Present elongated bars with
Cytoplasmic bluntly rounded ends.
details, features - Usually diffuse.
- Concentrated mass often present
or inclusions in young cysts.
- - Stains reddish brown with
iodine.
 Entamoeba histolytica cyst Neutrophil

Entamoeba histolytica cyst

Stained with trichrome.

Stained Neutrophil

Unstained immature Unstained neurtophil

binucleate Entamoeba

Histolytica cyst.
 Entamoeba coli cyst vs. Macrophage
Characteristics Entamoeba coli cyst Macrophge
- 10-35 µm
Cell Size (Usual range, 15-25 µm)

Cell Shape - Usually spherical. Occasionally oval,

triangular, or other shapes.
- 8 in mature cyst
Number of nuclei - Occasionally super-nucleated cysts
with 16 or more are seen.
- 2 or more in immature cyst.
Nuclear shape - Round nuclear shape
- Peripheral chromatin present. Coarse
Nuclear details, granules irregular in size and
features or - Distribution, but often appear more
inclusions uniform than in trophozoites.

- Large, discrete, usually eccentric but

occasionally centrally located
karyosome.

- Inclusions: Present, splinter-like with

Cytoplasmic details, pointed ends.
features or
inclusions
- Appearance: Usually diffuse, but,
occasionally well defined mass in
immature cysts.
- Stain reddish brown with iodine.
Entamoeba coli cyst Macrophage

Stained entamoeba

coli cyst

Unstained entamoeba coli

Cyst
Refernces:

- http://www.atlasprotozoa.com/gallery.php?
SOT_CAP=A_HIST#2
- https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/diagnosticprocedures/stool/
morphcomp.html
- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/413416440764364073/
- http://www.medical-labs.net/entamoeba-coli-parasite-2543/
- http://www.histology.leeds.ac.uk/blood/blood_wbc.php
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http://intranet.tdmu.edu.ua/data/kafedra/internal/klinpat/c
lasses_stud/en/nurse/rn-bsn%20(2%20year%20program)/full
%20time%20study/methods%20of%20diseases
%20diagnostics%20with%20the%20basis%20of%20clinical
%20pathophysiology/2/10.%20lab.%20investig.%20in
%20diagn.%20of%20the%20kidney%20diseases.htm

- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/842313936526263901/