Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
Endolimax nana
Virtual Microscope
Cysts
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Cysts
Size: 8 - 10 μm
- Small non-pathogenic amoeba
- occasionally it can mimic D. fragilis or E. hartmanni.
Vegetative
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Trophozoites
Size: 6 to 12 µm
- single nucleus characterized by a notably large,
- irregularly shaped karyosome resembling a blot
- Nucleus doesn't have chromatin at its periphery
- Cytoplasm appears granular