“Maltese cross formations” on the blood film are diagnostic
“Maltese cross formations” on the blood film are diagnostic of
“Maltese cross formations” on the blood film are diagnostic of
[A] Malaria
[B] Leishmaniasis
[C] Babesiosis
[D] Cryptosporidiosis
“Maltese cross”
- Maltese cross – Babesiosis- In RBCs they can be seen as cross-shaped inclusions: Four merozoites asexually budding, but attached together forming a structure looking like a “Maltese cross”
- “Maltese cross formations” on the blood film are diagnostic (pathognomonic) of babesiosis, since they are not seen in malaria, the primary differential diagnosis.
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