Histopathological lesions of rabbits infected with amoebic liver abscess

Abstract

10 female white Newzealand rabbits weighed between 710 – 800 grams were used in this study, they placed in special rooms and in plastic cages designated for this purpose, with suitable environment in terms of temperature and lightening and they supported with food and water daily.The purpose aimed to know the Histopathological lesions resulted from injection of trophozoite of Entamoeba histolytica into the liver.The Histopathological study revealed that there was an acute cellular infiltration of neutrophils around the trophozoite. there in addition to destruction in the hepatocytes which produced a necrosis and cirrhosis of fibrosis of the liver