Unusual blood smear with multiple stages of plasmodium falciparum infection and intraleukocytic malaria pigments in an expatriate with severe malaria and delayed clearance of parasites.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taad012
Abstract: A French expatriate in Ethiopia presented with severe Plasmodium falciparum infection. The blood smear was remarkable associating multiple stages of parasites including circulating schizonts with a high rate of intraleukocytic malaria pigments. Under artesunate treatment,… read more here.
Keywords: plasmodium falciparum; malaria pigments; multiple stages; intraleukocytic malaria ... See more keywords