Lab test interpretation
Creola Bodies in Sputum in Bronchial Asthma
Morphology of Creola bodies in native sputum smears in bronchial asthma: clusters of ciliated columnar epithelium under microscopy.
Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Atypical Plasma Cells in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of multiple myeloma: renal failure, skull osteolysis, and over 50% atypical plasma cells in a bone marrow smear.
Lab test interpretation
Cylindrical Epithelium in Sputum: Ziehl-Neelsen Staining
Morphology of respiratory tract cylindrical epithelium in sputum smears with Ziehl-Neelsen staining. Cytological criteria for assessing cellular composition.
Lab test interpretation
Smoker's Cells in Sputum: Alveolar Macrophages
Alveolar macrophages with soot particles ("smoker's cells") in sputum smear in COPD and pneumonia. Microscopic image with Kinyoun stain.
Parasitology
Opisthorchiasis: Diagnosis and Eosinophilia in Blood Tests
A clinical case of opisthorchiasis: discovery of adult worms and Opisthorchis eggs during duodenal intubation in a patient with eosinophilia.
Oncohematology
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Morphology and Cytochemistry
A clinical case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a 21-year-old patient: blast morphology in blood and bone marrow, MPO, PAS, and lipid cytochemistry results.
Oncohematology
Peripheral Blood Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Morphology of blasts in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing therapy: leukopenia and 21% blast cells.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear During Pregnancy
Microscopy of genital tract discharge smear during pregnancy: identification of Trichomonas vaginalis, leukocyte reaction, and co-existing microflora.
Lab test interpretation
Cylindrical Epithelium in Sputum Analysis
Microscopic view of ciliated columnar epithelium from the respiratory tract in a native sputum smear at 40x magnification.
Hematology
Severe Anemia: Erythrocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of severe anemia (Hb 35 g/L): marked hypochromia, anisopoikilocytosis, basophilic stippling, Howell-Jolly bodies, and neutrophil hypersegmentation.
Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Plasma Cells in Myelogram
A clinical case of multiple myeloma: bone destruction, rouleaux formation, and up to 18% plasma cells in a bone marrow smear.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Multiple Myeloma
Microscopic findings in bone marrow in myeloma: atypical plasma cells, increased fibroblasts, and macrophages in the aspirate. A detailed case study.