Parasitology
Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis): Detecting Babesia in Blood Smears
Microscopy of blood smears in babesiosis (piroplasmosis): paired pear-shaped Babesia inclusions in erythrocytes, thrombocytopenia, and cytolysis in blood tests.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Inclusions: Cabot Rings & Howell-Jolly Bodies
Morphology of pathological erythrocyte inclusions: diagnostic significance of Cabot rings, Howell-Jolly bodies, basophilic stippling, and macrocytosis in blood smears.
Hematology
Reactive Lymphocytes & Atypical Mononuclear Cells in Blood Smear
Morphological features of reactive lymphocytes (atypical mononuclear cells) in a peripheral blood smear from a 17-year-old patient with lymphocytosis.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Blood Smear & Blasts
A clinical case of acute promyelocytic leukemia: thrombocytopenia, hemorrhagic syndrome, and the morphology of atypical promyelocytes in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia: Cell Morphology
A clinical case of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in a 76-year-old patient. CBC shows leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia. Blood smear reveals monocytosis, myelocytes, and promonocytes.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: Hyperleukocytosis and Blasts in Blood Smear
A clinical case of hyperleukocytosis up to 220×10⁹/L and 86% blastemia in a 67-year-old patient. Morphology of blasts and normoblasts in a peripheral blood smear.