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Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... cells) - Blood Smear ... falciparum malaria trophozoites ... richdavisphd #trophozoites ... microscopy #malaria #microbiology
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
Falciparum Blood Smear ... reticulocytes) - thin trophozoites ... rare in blood smears ... Falciparum #Blood #Smear ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Giardia lamblia trophozoites on stool microscopy
A classic ova and parasite trichrome stain showing owl-eyed Giardia trophozoites
Giardia lamblia trophozoites ... owl-eyed Giardia trophozoites ... Giardia #lamblia #trophozoites ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Entamoeba coli trophozoite on Microscopy
 - large, eccentric karyosome, coarse chromatin
 - messy cytoplasm
 - 15-25um
Entamoeba coli trophozoite ... Entamoeba #coli #trophozoite ... clinical #microscopy #microbiology
Plasmodium vivax on peripheral smear
A college student presents w/ headache, fever, chills. Returned 2 days ago
on peripheral smear ... size amoeboid trophozoite ... malaria #peripheral #smear
Identification of Trypanosoma brucei vs Trypanosoma cruzi
The best, easiest way to distinguish Trypanosoma species: size of
of Trypanosoma brucei ... smaller than T. brucei ... #Trypanosoma #brucei ... comparison #diagnosis #microbiology ... #blood #smear #