The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium vivax Trophozoites, Thin Film
The projections from the
infected cell are not
caused by the parasite,
but are extensions of the
cell membrane into the
spaces between adjacent
RBCs. The projections
resemble the fimbriations
seen with P. ovale-
infected cells.
Plasmodium vivax
trophozoites, thin
blood film