A thin blood film from a febrile patient returning from Papua New Guinea shows enlarged red blood cells containing trophozoites with prominent Schüffn...

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A thin blood film from a febrile patient returning from Papua New Guinea shows enlarged red blood cells containing trophozoites with prominent Schüffner's dots. Some red cells contain multiple merozoites in a rosette pattern. Which Plasmodium species is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Plasmodium vivax

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Plasmodium falciparum

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Plasmodium ovale

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Plasmodium malariae

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Plasmodium knowlesi

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Plasmodium vivax Diagnosis

A thin blood film from a febrile patient returning from Papua New Guinea shows enlarged red blood cells containing trophozoites with prominent Schüffner's dots. Some red cells contain multiple merozoites in a rosette pattern. Which Plasmodium species is most likely?