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Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes 2

Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes 2
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Author: SOMIYA LAMRABAT, MD
Category: Infectious Disease > Parasites > Malaria > P. falciparum
Published Date: 02/15/2021

Gametocytes of P. falciparum in a thin blood smear showing:

·         An early stage gametocyte.

·         Female gametocyte: Crescent/Banana-like shape with blue cytoplasm and a central mass of chromatin that consist of black rod-like granules.

·         Male gametocytes: almost synonymous to the shape of females but fatter and less crescentic.  

 
     
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