Table 3 Various Plasmodium stages and haemozoin detected in peripheral blood (PB) and Bone marrow (BM)
From: Plasmodium in the bone marrow: case series from a hospital in Pakistan, 2007–2015
Species | Trophozoites on PB | Gametocytes on PB | Schizonts on PB | Trophozoites on BM | Gametocytes on BM | Schizonts on BM | Hemozoin in BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. vivax (n = 11) | 10 (83.3)a | 10 (83.3)a | 2 (16.7) a | 9 (75.0) | 9 (75.0) | 2 (16.7) | 4 (33.3) |
P. falciparum (n = 22) | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | – | 12 (54.5) | 15 (68.2) | – | 11 (50.0) |
Mixed (n = 1) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | – | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) | – | 1 (100.0) |