P.falciparum schizont gallery

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P.falciparum
Loose and often "tatty" appearances with 16 or more merozoites and clumped pigment when mature. Rare in blood as they sequester in tissues and circulating form may appear degenerate. Images show mature forms.

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  Variable merozoite number, clumped pigment

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  Degenerate small merozoite

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  Large merozoites

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  Large merozoites

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