KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 2 · KROK (Dentistry)
A puncture sample taken from the lymph node of a patient with preliminary diagnosis of protozoan disease has been investigated. The preparation was processed with Giemsa stain and the following was detected: crescent-shaped bodies with pointed tips, blue cytoplasm and red nuclei. What protozoa have been detected in the preparation?
- A. Dermatotropic Leishmania
- B. Toxoplasma
- C. Plasmodium malariae
- D. Trypanosoma
- E. Viscerotropic Leishmania
Hint
Recall which tissue protozoan found in lymph nodes has a characteristic arc (banana) shape with one pointed end when stained by Romanowsky–Giemsa.
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