P.ovale schizont gallery

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P.ovale
These share many features with P.vivax and may not be easy to distinguish, tend not to be as large with fewer merozoites (up to 16). Ovoid shape and fimbriation of red cells may be present together with James' dots. Pigment has a patchy distribution.

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  Early small form note James' dots

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  Early form, merozoites still form a single mass

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  Small mature form with separated merozoites

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  Mature larger form, note ovoid shape

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