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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 ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #microbiology
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis - Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed mild dilatation of the
Urinary Tract Tuberculosis ... bacilli (Panel D) #Clinical ... #Pyuria #Smear ... AcidFastBacilli #Microscopy ... #NEJM
Borrelia recurrentis Infection - Spirochetes were visible (arrows), a finding that suggested louseborne relapsing fever #Clinical
relapsing fever #Clinical ... #Recurrentis #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
#Clinical #Path ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
peripheral-blood smear ... rhodesiense) (Panel B) #Clinical ... Derm #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy #Trypanosomiasis ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites (and crenated red blood cells) - Blood Smear

A classic presentation of Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites ... cells) - Blood Smear ... in a thin blood smear ... #peripheral #clinical ... #microscopy #malaria
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... result with no clinical ... ACTIVE TB AFB smear ... microscopy • Testing ... of a NAAT on a smear-positive
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Detection of AFB by smear ... microscopy Management
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
under polarized microscopy ... treatment are critical ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... #photo #AL #lightchain ... #NEJM
Grouped Pustules on an Erythematous Base - On physical examination, grouped, coalescing pustules that had scalloped
stain (Tzanck smear ... Microscopic examination ... #Clinical #Derm ... Pustules #Tzsanck #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM