Diagnosis of amoebic dysentery | PGI Nov 2017 Preparations MCQ

NIME Next Batch PGI Quest in Delhi from 10 August to 20 August

The features support the diagnosis of amoebic dysentery

A. Dark red in color
B. Clumped RBC’s
C. Charcot-Leyden crystals present
D. Alkaline in nature
E. Offensive odour

Ans. A. Dark red in color, B.Clumped RBC’s, C.Charcot-Leyden crystals present, E.Offensive odour

AMOEBIC DYSENTRY	BACILLARY DYSENTRY
·         Offensive odour[MCQ] ·         Dark red in color ·         Faeces mixed with blood and mucus ·         Not adherent ·         Acidic Microscopy ·         Clumped RBCs [MCQ] ·         Few macrophages ·         Eosinophils present ·         Charcot-Leyden crystals present	·         Odourless [MCQ] ·         Bright red [MCQ] ·         Blood and mucus with little faeces ·         Adherent to container ·         Alkaline ·         Discrete or in rouleaux ·         Several ·         Absent ·         Absent