Ultrastructural alterations of human red blood cells infected by Plasmodium vivax.
The case history of a patient heavily infested with Plasmodium vivax is reported. Numerous peripheral red blood cells, containing trophozytes, permitted to observe the parasites with a transmission and scanning electron microscope.
D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010966:Plasmodium vivax