Lab test interpretation
Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Stool: Causes and Microscopy
Diagnostic significance of Charcot-Leyden crystals in newborn stool: connection to eosinophilia, galectin-10, celiac disease, and Loeffler's syndrome.
Lab test interpretation
Acanthocytes in Urine: Marker of Glomerular Hematuria
Morphology of acanthocytes (G1 cells) in urine sediment: differential diagnosis of glomerular hematuria and features of dysmorphic erythrocyte microscopy.
Parasitology
Sarcoptes Scabiei Mite in Skin Scrape: Lab Diagnosis
Laboratory diagnosis of scabies: microscopy of skin scrapings with 20% KOH and morphology of Sarcoptes scabiei hominis mite at x400 magnification.
Laboratory methods
Artifacts in Nail Plate Scraping Microscopy
Sand particles in a nail plate scraping sample: a common artifact in onychomycosis microscopy, hindering visualization of fungal mycelium and spores.
Lab test interpretation
Neutral Magnesium Phosphate in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Microscopy of urine sediment: morphology of neutral magnesium phosphate crystals (magnesium phosphate) at 400x magnification. Features of crystalluria.
Parasitology
Blastocystis hominis Division in Stool Microscopy
Stool microscopy with Lugol's solution: dividing forms of Blastocystis hominis. Morphological features of protozoa in the preparation at 400x magnification.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphology of uric acid crystals in urine sediment under microscopy. Causes of crystalluria, diagnostic significance, and identification of urates.
Lab test interpretation
Leccinum Mushroom Spores as Artifacts in Coprograms
Morphology of Leccinum mushroom spores in stool microscopy. Differential diagnosis of artifacts and helminth eggs in coprograms with Lugol's solution.
Lab test interpretation
Arthroconidia in Skin and Nail Scrapings in Mycoses
Microscopic view of arthroconidia and sporulated mycelium in 20% KOH preparations from skin and nail mycoses caused by dermatophytes.
Laboratory methods
Candida of Nails and Skin: KOH Microscopy of Samples
Laboratory detection of Candida fungi: microscopy of scrapes with 20% KOH. Blastospores, pseudomycelium of the fungus in onychomycosis and candidal paronychia.
Lab test interpretation
Acanthocytes in Urine Sediment: Glomerular Hematuria Marker
Acanthocytes (G1 cells) in urine sediment microscopy: morphology of dysmorphic erythrocytes and diagnostic criteria for glomerular hematuria.
Parasitology
Blastocystis hominis: Vacuolar Form Morphology in Stool
Microscopic diagnosis of Blastocystis hominis vacuolar forms in stool samples with Lugol's solution. Pathogenesis and blastocystosis discussed.