Lab test interpretation
Ciliated Epithelium Morphology in Rhinocytogram
Morphological features of ciliated epithelial cells from the nasal mucosa in a rhinocytogram smear, stained using the Romanowsky-Giemsa method.
Lab test interpretation
Candida Blastospores and Pseudomycelium in Vaginal Smear
Microscopic findings in candidiasis: detection of blastospores and pseudomycelium of yeast-like fungi in a methylene blue-stained vaginal smear.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Cell Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphological features of hairy lymphocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a 58-year-old patient with suspected hairy cell leukemia.
Hematology
Platelet Dysplasia Mimicking Trypanosomiasis
A case of severe platelet dysplasia in a 66-year-old patient. Morphology of atypical platelets in blood smear, analyzer histograms, and resemblance to trypanosomiasis.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Ejaculate During Sperm Microscopy
Features of microscopic detection of amyloid bodies in native ejaculate smears. Diagnostic significance in spermogram microscopy.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear: Methylene Blue Stain
Microscopy of a vaginal smear in trichomoniasis: detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and pronounced leukocyte reaction with methylene blue staining.
Lab test interpretation
Eosinophils in Rhinocytogram: Nasal Smear Microscopy
Microscopic view of a rhinocytogram with pronounced eosinophilia. Morphology of eosinophils in a nasal secretion smear, Romanowsky staining.
Clinical cases
Herpes Simplex Virus Cytopathic Effect in a Vaginal Smear
Multinucleated giant cells resembling mulberry cells in a vaginal smear: herpes simplex virus cytopathic effect observed via methylene blue microscopy.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology: The Mercedes-Benz Sign in Acute Leukemia
Microscopic features of blast cells in leukemia: phenomena of mutual cytoplasm and nuclear deformation, contact groups of blasts in peripheral blood smears.
Lab test interpretation
Spermiophages in Ejaculate Smear: Macrophage Morphology
Morphology of spermiophages in a stained ejaculate smear during spermogram. Phagocytosis of spermatozoa by macrophages and their clinical and diagnostic significance.
Clinical cases
Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urethral Smear: Microscopy
A clinical case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection in a urethral smear from a 30-year-old male: microscopic findings of gonorrhea with intracellular diplococci.
Hematology
Critical Normoblastosis in Severe Microcytic Anemia
A case of severe microcytic anemia with normoblastosis (864/100 WBC): erythrocyte morphology, target cells, Howell-Jolly bodies, and analyzer scattergram.