The Microscopic Diagnosis of Malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoites, Thick Film

Thick film Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites

There are two indistinct trophozoites obscured by RBC membrane remnants. At the top right is the crescentic nucleus of a white cell that has some resemblance to a P. falciparum gametocyte.

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crescentic nucleus of out-of-focus leukocyte