Plasmodium vivax ring form with s single chromatin dot

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Plasmodium vivax ring form with s single chromatin dot

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Author: Mohammed Esawie, MD, MSc, PhD(c)
Category: Infectious Disease
Published Date: 06/10/2024

Thin blood smear reveals a ring form of P. vivax with a single chromatin dot. The form mostly resides within a reticulocyte (slightly larger than the nearby erythrocytes). This is characteristic of P. vivax versus P. falciparum which infects mature erythrocytes and their ring forms contain two chromatin dots; Eosin & Methylene Blue stain.

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