Multiple choice

Which of the following causes Schuffner’s dots observed in erythrocytes?

  1. Giardiasis

  2. Filariasis

  3. Malaria

  4. Kala-azar

  5. Laryngitis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Schüffner's dots refers to a hematological finding that is associated with malaria, exclusively found in Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium vivax. Plasmodium vivax induces morphologic alterations in infected host erythrocytes that are visible by light microscopy in Romanovsky-stained blood smears as multiple brick-red dots.

Keep practicing — related questions