PLATE; IV. 



Leishmania tropica and L. donovani from Cases of Oriental Sore and Kala-Azar: 

 Dried Films Stained with Romanowsky stains. ( x 2,000). 



1. Portion of a field in a smear from an oriental sore, showing L. Ircpica scattered as a result of 



rupture of an endothelial cell. 



2. Detached portion of cytoplasm of endothelial cell showing L. tropica. The outlines of the 



parasites are not visible. Such bodies have been interpreted as schizonts. 



3. Red cell with superimposed L. tropica. 



i. Detached portion of cytoplasm of endothelial cell with L. tropica. 



5. Large endothelial cell packed with L. tropica. 



6. Three parasites (L. tropica) showing axonemes. 



7. Portion of a spleen smear showing L. donovani. 



8. Detached portion of cytoplasm of endothelial cell in peripheral blood-film of kala-azar case 



showing L. donovani. 



9. Large endothelial cellin peripheral blood- film of kala-azar case with a single parasite (L. dono- 



vani) in the cytoplasm. 

 10. Group of nine parasites {L. donovani) in smear from cervical lymphatic gland of kala-azar case. 



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