Lab test interpretation
Hyaline Casts in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Significance
Explore the morphology of hyaline casts in urine sediment microscopy. Understand the features of detecting protein casts and their clinical and diagnostic value.
Laboratory methods
Candida in Skin Scrapings from Candidal Intertrigo
Microscopy of skin scrapings with 20% KOH in intertriginous dermatitis: detection of Candida pseudomycelia and budding cells in skin folds.
Laboratory methods
Microscopy of Hair in Microsporia: KOH Preparation
Microscopic diagnosis of tinea capitis (Microsporum) in 20% KOH solution: morphology of spores around hair in dermatophytosis.
Parasitology
Fungal Mycelium in Nail Scraping for Onychomycosis Diagnosis
Microscopic examination of a nail plate scraping with 20% KOH: detection of branching, septate mycelial threads in onychomycosis diagnosis.
Parasitology
Microscopic Examination of Hair in Trichophytosis
Microscopy of hair affected by Trichophyton fungi. Features of detecting mycelial filaments and dermatophyte spores in a native preparation with 20% KOH.
Laboratory methods
Erythrocytes in Skin Scrapings After KOH Solution Treatment
Microscopy of skin scrapings in 20% potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution: erythrocyte changes and features of differential diagnosis of artifacts.
Parasitology
Malassezia furfur: Diagnosis of Pityriasis Versicolor
Learn about Malassezia furfur, the causative agent of pityriasis versicolor: clinical presentation and microscopy of potassium hydroxide-treated skin scrapings.
Laboratory methods
Microscopic Diagnosis of Trichophytosis Using KOH Prep
Microscopy of affected hair in trichophytosis with 20% KOH preparation. Detection of dermatophyte spores and mycelia in laboratory diagnosis of dermatomycoses.
Clinical cases
Diagnosis of Candidal Onychomycosis in KOH Preparation
Microscopy features of nail scrapings in onychomycosis: detecting budding cells, pseudohyphae, and Candida albicans germ tubes in 20% KOH solution.
Lab test interpretation
Cylindrical Epithelium in Urine Sediment During Intoxication
Microscopy of urine sediment in toxic injury: detection of sheets and individual cells of cylindrical epithelium amidst pronounced proteinuria.
Lab test interpretation
Ammonium Acid Urate Crystals in Urine Sediment
Ammonium acid urate (ammonium biurate) crystals in urine sediment: microscopic appearance at pH 5, morphology, and nomenclature specifics.
Lab test interpretation
Active Leukocytes in Urine: Sternheimer-Malbin Cells
Supravital staining method by Pytel and Shapiro for detecting active leukocytes (Sternheimer-Malbin cells) in urine sediment in pyelonephritis.