Schuffner dots

Schüff·ner dots

(shēf'nĕr),

fine, round, uniform red or red-yellow dots (as colored with Romanowsky stains) characteristically observed in erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale, but not ordinarily found in P. malariae and P. falciparum infections.

Synonym(s): Schüffner granules

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Schüff·ner dots

(shēf'nĕr dots)

Fine, round, uniform red or red-yellow dots (as colored with Romanowsky stains) characteristically observed in erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale, but not ordinarily found in P. malariae and P. falciparum infections.

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Schüffner,

Wilhelm, German pathologist in Sumatra, 1867-1949.

Schüffner dots - fine, round, uniform dots characteristically observed in erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale. Synonym(s): Schüffner granules

Schüffner granules - Synonym(s): Schüffner dots

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