Microbiology & infectious diseases
Parasites-gastrointestinal (not liver)
Blastocystis
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 28 June 2019
Last staff update: 17 October 2022
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PubMed Search: Blastocystis[TI] pathology
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Diagrams / tables | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Additional referencesCite this page: Pernick N. Blastocystis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/parasitologyblastocystis.html. Accessed December 26th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Single celled parasite that inhabits the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals (Wikipedia: Blastocystis [Accessed 28 June 2019])
Diagrams / tables
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Life cycle
Case reports
- Objects were seen in a trichrome stained stool specimen (Pritt: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites Blog - Case of the Week 546 [Accessed 28 June 2019])
Microscopic (histologic) description
- 4 common forms: vacuolar, granular, amoeboid and cyst (Wikipedia: Blastocystis [Accessed 28 June 2019])
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Bobbi Pritt, M.D. and Blaine Mathison
Trichrome stained stool specimen
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4 common forms
