HematologyOutlines - Atlas
Blood/Blood Cells and Cellular Components ›› Red Blood Cells ›› Abnormal
Infectious-Trypanosoma*
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![](/images/scope_icon.gif) › Microscopic Features:- Swirl-shaped (worm shaped) extracellular parasite
- The length is twice that of the RBC diameter and the width is ~1/2-1/3 that of a RBC diameter
![](/images/normal_icon.gif) › Normal % blood-PB, marrow-BM, lymphoid tissue-LN:- PB: None
- BM: None
- LN: None
![](/images/resemble_icon.gif) › May Resemble:- Microfilaria
- Malaria infection
- Sickle cell
![](/images/ddx_icon.gif) › Differential Diagnoses:
![](/images/immuno_icon.gif) › Classic Immunophenotype:
![](/images/cartoon_icon.gif) › Cartoon Image:
![](/images/misc_icon.gif) › Misc:
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