Plasmodium falciparum malaria: placenta
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Histopathology of the placenta
This is a medium power microscopic view of chorionic villi and maternal sinuses from the placenta of a woman with falciparum malaria. It shows macrophages containing haemozoin pigment within the maternal sinuses. H&E stain.