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The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Lesson 2 Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes, Thin Film

Group of platelets resembling gametocytes

Is this a gametocyte?  

 

No, it is a group of platelets with no RBC envelope. There is no central pigment or red chromatin. The outline is fuzzy, but it can be mistaken for a gametocyte because of its crescentic shape.

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