Lab test interpretation
Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Stool Microscopy
Detection of Charcot-Leyden crystals in stool microscopy with Lugol's solution. Clinical significance of eosinophil breakdown products in coprograms.
Lab test interpretation
Undigested Plant Fiber in Coprogram: Sea Buckthorn Berries
Fecal microscopy: undigested plant fiber from sea buckthorn berries in a coprogram. Morphological features of plant elements during analysis.
Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Coprogram: Microscopic Examination
Morphology of cholesterol crystals in stool during microscopic examination. Causes of detection and diagnostic significance in coprograms.
Lab test interpretation
Malassezia Fungi Morphology in Skin Scrapes by Microscopy
Microscopy features of Malassezia fungi in skin scrapes: characteristic unipolar budding of yeast cells in a 20% potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Blastocystis hominis in Stool: Vacuolar Form
Laboratory diagnosis of blastocystosis: microscopy of native stool smear with Lugol's solution, morphological features of Blastocystis hominis vacuolar forms.
Lab test interpretation
Dermatophyte Mycelium in Skin Scrape Preparations
Microscopy of skin scrapes: detecting branching septate dermatophyte mycelium in native preparations with 20% KOH for cutaneous mycoses.
Lab test interpretation
Fungal Arthrospores in Nail Samples from Onychomycosis
Microscopic view of onychomycosis in a 20% KOH preparation: chains of arthroconidia (arthrospores) and clusters of fungal spores in an affected nail plate.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphological variants of uric acid crystals in urine sediment microscopy: rosettes, plates, and polymorphic druses at 400x magnification.
Lab test interpretation
Magnesium Phosphate Crystals in Urine Sediment
Morphology of neutral magnesium phosphate crystals in urine sediment: microscopic appearance, differential diagnosis, and clinical significance.
Parasitology
Enterobius Vermicularis Eggs Under the Microscope
Morphological features of Enterobius vermicularis eggs under microscopy: characteristic asymmetric shell shape and diagnosis of enterobiasis.
Lab test interpretation
Macroscopic Hematuria and Severe Proteinuria in Urinalysis
A case of severe macroscopic hematuria and massive proteinuria (protein 7.38 g/L): visual assessment of a urine sample before and after centrifugation.
Laboratory methods
Myelin in Nail Samples: Distinguishing from Fungal Spores
Microscopy of nail scrapings with 20% KOH: why myelin is mistaken for fungal spores, morphological differences of artifacts, and sample preparation features.