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Plasmodium Ovale on Blood Smear

Emory_MedMicro @Emory_MedMicro

#Plasmodium #Ovale #povale #Blood #Smear #microscopy #clinical #microbiology #malaria #parasite
Plasmodium Ovale ... #Plasmodium #Ovale ... #povale #Blood ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
gametocytes • P. malariae ... merozoites • P. ovale ... size RBC, 1/3 oval ... smear #microscopy #malaria
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale ... ~75% of human malaria ... #microbiology #malaria
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
merozoites (P. ovale ... P. vivax & P. ovale ... to Brazil (P. ovale ... PlasmodiumVivax #pvivax #malaria
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
bacteremia • Malaria ... endocarditis, malaria ... • Pyemia Malarial ... tertian: P. vivax & ovale ... or no fever • Malaria
Features of Plasmodium falciparum Malarial Infection

#Plasmodium #falciparum #Malaria #Signs #Symptoms #InfectiousDiseases
Plasmodium falciparum Malarial ... Plasmodium #falciparum #Malaria
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Arthropod bites: malaria ... : < 7 days: malaria ... 7-21 days: malaria ... > 21 days: malaria ... / Continuous: malaria
Malaria in Returning Travelers

Signs and Symptoms for Malaria with Likelihood Ratios 

Does this patient have malaria?
Malaria in Returning ... and Symptoms for Malaria ... this patient have malaria ... #Diagnosis #Malaria
Oval fat bodies and RBC cells- brightfield 

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#Oval #Fat #Bodies #FatBody #clinical #urine
Oval fat bodies ... TELMALEMOS10 #Oval
#protozoa #toxoplasma #leishmania #trypanosoma #babesia #malaria #plasmodium #cryptosporidium #cyclospora #cystisospora #entamoeba #acanthamoeba #microsporidia

#ID  #InfectiousDiseases
trypanosoma #babesia #malaria