The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites, Thin Film
Thin film
Plasmodium
falciparum
nuclear remnants
of trophozoites
This specimen was taken
from a fatal case of P.
falciparum malaria and
shows the nuclear
remnants of trophozoites
in anticoagulated blood
after one week at room
temperature. Most of the
parasites have lost their
cytoplasm.