The following are Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears from a young girl who was recently treated for malaria. What is the material inside of the white blood cells?
For sure, the brown pigment is malarial pigment called hemozoin that has been gobbled up by monocytes. There is an excellent article on hemozoin on Wikipedia. Florida Fan
Intra leucocyte malarial pigment used to asses severity of disease in children
ReplyDeleteAgree, hemozoin in WBCs, or malaria pigment-carrying monocytes (PCM)
ReplyDeleteFor sure, the brown pigment is malarial pigment called hemozoin that has been gobbled up by monocytes.
ReplyDeleteThere is an excellent article on hemozoin on Wikipedia.
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I would guess it's phagocytized remains of the malarial organisms...
ReplyDeleteIn case of Theileriosis this type of pigment known as KBB in Veterinary..
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