The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites, Thin Film
Thin film Plasmodium
falciparum trophozoites with
two nuclei
This is an image of two
leukocytes and
trophozoites. One
trophozoite is a
uninucleate; it has one
nucleus. The other
trophozoite has two
nuclei; this is very
common with P.
falciparum.