Hematology
Congenital Dyskeratosis: Zinsser-Engman-Cole Syndrome
Congenital dyskeratosis (Zinsser-Engman-Cole syndrome): symptoms of hereditary bone marrow failure and skin pigmentation.
Oncohematology
Atypical Pappenheimer Bodies in MDS: Differential Diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of Pappenheimer bodies and basophilic stippling in erythrocytes in myelodysplastic syndrome. Features of blood smear microscopy.
Clinical cases
Metastatic Melanoma in Ascitic Fluid: Cytological Features
Cytological features of metastatic melanoma in ascitic fluid: atypical cells with nucleoli, melanin granules in cytoplasm and macrophages.
Clinical cases
Fungi in Gynecological Smear: A Microscopy Challenge
Large mycelial filaments found in a gynecological smear. Test your lab microscopy knowledge: identify the type of fungi by morphology in the preparation.
Clinical cases
Gonorrhea Diagnosis: Intracellular Diplococci on Gram Stain
A clinical case of intracellular diplococci detection in a Gram-stained smear. Criteria for suspected gonorrhea and formulation in the laboratory report.
Hemostasis
Macrothrombocytopenia in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Morphology of giant platelets in a blood smear from a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with congenital macrothrombocytopenia. Wright-Giemsa stain.
Parasitology
Microscopy Challenge: Protozoa in Cat Feces
A diagnostic parasitology challenge: differentiating protozoa in a cat fecal sample using flotation and Lugol's solution staining.
Clinical cases
Cytology of a Gluteal Fistula Discharge: Case Study
A clinical case of cytological examination of material from a gluteal fistula. Evaluation of the cellular composition of smears and referral data.
Parasitology
Morphology of Hookworm Filariform L3 Larva
Microscopic features and morphology of the invasive filariform (L3) hookworm larva in laboratory diagnosis of parasitic infections.
Clinical cases
Small Cell Lung Cancer: Lymph Node Cytology
Cytological features of small cell lung cancer metastasis to a subcarinal lymph node: nuclear molding, speckled chromatin, and scanty cytoplasm.
Parasitology
Epithelial Nuclei vs. Trichomonads in Gynecological Smear
Differential diagnosis of Trichomonas and free epithelial nuclei in a vaginal smear. How to avoid false-positive microscopy results.
Lab test interpretation
Bladder Papilloma in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Features of urine sediment microscopy in bladder papilloma: cytological signs of transitional epithelium cell complexes at 1000x magnification.