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Plasmodium Vivax - 1.

Plasmodium Vivax - 1.
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Author: John Lazarchick; Marvaretta Stevenson;
Category: Red Cell: Hemolytic Anemia (HA) > Acquired non-immune HAs > Infection-related hemolysis
Published Date: 09/27/2011

Peripheral smear of a 35 year old white male who presented with fever and chills shortly after returning from a business trip to the west coast of Africa. Thick area the smear shows a trophozoite ring form of P. vivax in the red blood cell.