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Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
multiples per RBC ... ~75% of human malaria ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
cells) - Blood ... RBCs (but interestingly ... not infected RBCs ... #clinical #microscopy ... #malaria #microbiology
A normal peripheral blood smear indicates the appropriate appearance of red blood cells, with a zone
smear indicates ... the size of the RBC ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #PeripheralBloodSmear ... #BloodSmear #Normal
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Smear. ... #Smear. ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Babesia spp. on Peripheral Blood Smear Microscopy
 - Multiple small parasites per RBC
 - "maltese cross"
Smear Microscopy ... parasites per RBC ... richdavisphd #Babesia #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #smear
Here is another peripheral blood smear demonstrating changes with iron deficiency anemia. Note the increased zone
another peripheral blood ... smear demonstrating ... shapes of the RBC's ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Anemia
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
process whereby red cells ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood Smear

Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro

#Plasmodium #Ovale #povale #Blood #Smear #microscopy #clinical #microbiology #malaria #parasite
Plasmodium Ovale on Blood ... Smear Emory_MedMicro ... #Smear #microscopy ... #clinical #microbiology ... #malaria #parasite
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
Nucleated red blood ... #Clinical #Path ... #Peds #BloodSmear ... #Blood #Smear # ... Nucleated #RBCs