Mutabingwa, Theonest K.2020-10-082020-10-082007Muehlenbachs, A., Mutabingwa, T.K., Fried, M. and Duffy, P.E., 2007. An unusual presentation of placental malaria: a single persisting nidus of sequestered parasites. Human pathology, 38(3), pp.520-523.doi.org/10.1016/j.humpath.2006.09.016http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/614Summary: Placental malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is a public health concern in tropical countries. Peripheral blood smears to detect placental malaria are often negative, and recrudescences are common during pregnancy. We erformed placental histology on a series of firsttime mothers delivering in an area endemic for P falciparum. A single nidus of malaria-infected erythrocytes was identified by placental histology in a single intervillous space from a woman who had no other evidence of peripheral or placental blood parasitemia. This finding suggests ring stage–infected erythrocytes sequester in vivo, or Pfalciparum can persist as a dormant blood stage form.enMalaria-falciparumPregnancyPlacentaArticle