Paper II — 2024 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q19
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Paper II
2024 March (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)
Question
Tissue amoebicides.
Q190.3 marksShort Answers
Answer
Metronidazole, Tinidazole — nitroimidazoles active against invasive tissue trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica in the intestinal wall and liver, used for amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscess; typically followed by a luminal amoebicide to eradicate residual gut cysts.