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P. falciparum ring forms on a thin smear

 - Dr. Christina Dean
@deanchr3

#Plasmodium #falciparum #Rings #Smear #Hematology
P. falciparum ring ... Plasmodium #falciparum #Rings ... Smear #Hematology #Microscopy
A – cabot ring, B – Howell-Jolly Body

What are Cabot’s rings?
- They are delicate threadlike inclusions
A – cabot ring, ... What are Cabot’s rings ... may appear as rings ... Clinical #Pathology #Microscopy
Plasmodium - Identification Algorithm
 • P. falciparum: RINGS AND GAMETOCYTES PREDOMINATE, Small delicate rings, <1/3 size
P. falciparum: RINGS ... Small delicate rings ... forms, Multiple rings ... PRESENT, Thick rings ... pathology #smear #microscopy
Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocytes on Blood Smear.

Banana-shaped gametocytes are only seen in Plasmodium falciparum but rare in
Seeing ONLY trophs/rings ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Seeing ONLY trophs/rings ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Acanthocytes can be recognized as ring forms with vesicle-shaped protrusions

There are many RBCs and some are
recognized as ring ... Acanthocytes #Urine #Microscopy
Signet ring cell histiocytes in lymph node sinuses! This can mimic metastatic adenocarcinoma. Histiocytes have ingested
Signet ring cell ... Pathology #Clinical #Microscopy
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
trophozoites (young, ring-stage ... peripheral #clinical #microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
abnormal under the microscope ... syndromes with ring ... marrow contain rings ... abnormal under a microscope ... abnormal under the microscope
Amebic Liver Abscess- ...Computed tomography of the abdomen performed after the administration of contrast material revealed
material revealed a ring-enhancing ... Microscopic examination