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P. falciparum ring forms on a thin smear

 - Dr. Christina Dean
@deanchr3

#Plasmodium #falciparum #Rings #Smear #Hematology
forms on a thin smear ... falciparum #Rings #Smear ... #Hematology #Microscopy ... Clinical #Pathology #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Gametocytes on Blood Smear ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... ~75% of human malaria ... rare in blood smears ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
Identification Algorithm ... gametocytes • P. malariae ... Identification #Algorithm ... #pathology #smear ... #microscopy #malaria
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
peripheral blood smear ... In addition to APL ... ) t(8;21), AML with ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
myelogenous leukemia (AML ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear ... #Microscopy #Auer ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Clinical #Path #APL ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Myeloid Leukemia (AML ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood Smear

Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro

#Plasmodium #Ovale #povale #Blood #Smear #microscopy #clinical #microbiology #malaria #parasite
Ovale on Blood Smear ... povale #Blood #Smear ... #microscopy #clinical ... #microbiology #malaria
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral blood smear ... Malaria, Clostridium ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm