Plasmodium falciparum ring forms

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Plasmodium falciparum ring forms

P. falciparum rings in thin smear. Rings may contain one or more chromatin dots and maybe found on the periphery of the RBC. There is usually no enlargement of the RBC.
P. falciparum rings in thick smear.