2 results
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
~75% of human malaria ... cases - Banana-shaped ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology ... #malaria
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
multiple Borrelia spp ... Several cases have ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... #microscopy #pathology ... #clinical