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A lymph node punctate of a patient with suspected protozoal disease was examined. Examination of the stained specimen (Romanovsky's stain) revealed some crescent bodies with pointed end, blue cytoplasm and red nucleus. What protozoan were revealed in the smears?

Answer options

  1. Viscerotropic leishmania
  2. Toxoplasms
  3. Malarial plasmodiums
  4. Trypanosomes
  5. Dermotropic leishmania
Correct answer

Toxoplasms

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