The pathogenicity of Trichomonas vaginalis in experimentally infected Balbc mice

الملخص EN

In the present study a Balb/c mice were investigated for its susceptibility to infection with cultivated strain of Trichomonas vaginalis, which recovered from infectcd women.

Animals were inoculated through subcutaneous route.

The current results indicated that the strain was virulent by producing liver abscess as confirmed by histopathological study, which revealed the presence of the parasites within the damaged liver cells beside infiltration of different inflammatory cells like eosinophils, macrophages, polymorphonuclear cells and lymphocytes.

Moreover hemorrhage was also detected in the necrotized area.