
Babesiosis: Morphology of Babesia divergens and Malaria Distinctions
A clinical case of babesiosis (Babesia divergens): morphology of intraerythrocytic parasites, Maltese cross, and differential diagnosis with malaria.
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A clinical case of babesiosis (Babesia divergens): morphology of intraerythrocytic parasites, Maltese cross, and differential diagnosis with malaria.

Morphology and laboratory identification of Giardia lamblia cysts by microscopy of fecal emulsion with Lugol's solution for giardiasis diagnosis.

Microscopic slides of liver flukes: morphology of Opisthorchis felineus, Dicrocoelium lanceatum, and Fasciola hepatica, internal organ structure of trematodes.

A clinical case of a rare tapeworm identified by microscopy of a native stool sample in a child with chronic diarrhea and anemia.

Corpora amylacea in pulmonary alveoli: morphological features, resemblance to parasites, and differential diagnosis in histology.

A clinical case of granulocytic anaplasmosis: Anaplasma phagocytophilum morulae found in neutrophils on a blood smear, along with thrombocytopenia and hyponatremia.

Morphological features of leishmaniasis in bone marrow aspirate: detection of Leishmania amastigotes within macrophages and their structural characteristics.

A clinical case of marked eosinophilia in ascariasis: leukocytosis 33×10⁹/L, 52% eosinophils in the differential count, scattergram, and digital blood smear analysis.

Unusual spiral inclusion in a peripheral blood smear: differential diagnosis of microfilariae and laboratory artifacts in light microscopy.