"Study Of Some Histopathological Changes Occurring In White Laboratory " by Lubna Abd Al-Qader Al-Ibrahimi, Hind Al-Shabani et al.

Article Title

Study Of Some Histopathological Changes Occurring In White Laboratory Mice Infected With Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al –diwaniyah Province, Iraq.

Authors

Lubna Abd Al-Qader Al-Ibrahimi, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, IraqFollow
Hind Al-Shabani, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, IraqFollow
Marwa Sami Alwan, College of Education, University of Al-Qadisiyah, IraqFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is caused by an intracellular parasite . It is endemic in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and the Mediterranean region. Worldwide, 1.5 to 2 million new cases occur each year .The histological study of the liver tissue of white laboratory mice (Mus musculus) infected with L. major a parasite showed The presence of severe steatosis of hepatocytes Hepatocyte degeneration, And loss of the radial arrangement of hepatocytes, With heavy infiltration in inflammatory cells, especially phagocytes( Macrophage) with Hyperplasia and congestion of the bile duct . As for histological sections of skin lesions taken from ear , Foot , tail ، were showed epidermal ulcerative , Accompanied by severe leaching of the dermis layer neutrophil ,polymorph lymphocytes ، with hemorrhage of the dermis, with necrosis of the epidermal cells of all skin lesions in the ear, foot and tail.

Keywords

Leishmaniasis. Leishmania.mice. histopathological changes.

Recommended Citation

Al-Ibrahimi, Lubna Abd Al-Qader; Al-Shabani, Hind; and Alwan, Marwa Sami (2021) "Study Of Some Histopathological Changes Occurring In White Laboratory Mice Infected With Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Al –diwaniyah Province, Iraq.," Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Pure Science: Vol. 26 : No. 4 , Article 15.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.29350/qjps.2021.26.4.1323