Getting back a little late (been out of state).
If this is Acanthamoeba, then we do a PASH and/or a GMS. These are cysts,
and show up nicely with both. The cornea can be PAS positive also, so the
Acanthamoeba are a darker pink against a lighter pink, while the GMS is
gray/black against the gre
Either Gridley's method or an ordinary PAS will work very well, due to
the high concentration of glycogen in the amoebic cytoplasm.
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The "standard" amoeba stain is Heidenhain's iron hematoxylin.
René J.
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Subject: [Histonet] Unencased Ameoba Stain
Hello All,
One of our Neuropath docs is inquiring about a special stain for une
