Hematology
Alder-Reilly Anomaly: Lymphocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
Explore the morphology of lymphocytes in Alder-Reilly anomaly: microscopy of a blood smear revealing characteristic coarse granulation in the cytoplasm in mucopolysaccharidoses.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Cervical Canal Smear: A Case Study
Morphological features of trichomoniasis in a cervical canal smear (locus C). Microscopic examination of discharge with a pronounced leukocyte reaction.
Oncohematology
Differential Diagnosis of Blasts in Blood Smears: Common Errors
Analysis of typical errors in blood smear microscopy: why blast cells are mistaken for reactive lymphocytes and how to suspect acute leukemia in time.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy Challenge: Elements in a Vaginal Flora Smear
A clinical case study on vaginal flora smear microscopy in a 25-year-old patient. Methylene blue stain, 100x objective. What elements are visible in the preparation?
Lab test interpretation
Epithelial Casts in Urine: Causes and Morphology
What epithelial casts in urine sediment mean: formation mechanism, microscopy, association with acute tubular necrosis and toxic kidney damage.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: A Diagnostic Exercise
A diagnostic exercise on laboratory examination of urine sediment: identify structures found during light microscopy of a native preparation.
Laboratory methods
Sysmex XN Scattergram and HFLC in Dengue Fever
Evaluating HFLC% and WDF scattergrams on Sysmex XN in dengue fever: characteristic figure-eight shape and atypical lymphocytes in blood smear.
Parasitology
Case Study: Identifying a Mite in a Facial Skin Scrape
A clinical case: a patient with facial erythema underwent a skin scrape for Demodex. Microscopy revealed a mite. Try to identify the parasite.
Parasitology
Echinococcus protoscoleces in a liver cyst sample
Microscopic detection of Echinococcus protoscoleces and hooks during cytological examination of liver cyst contents with Papanicolaou staining.
Laboratory methods
Slide Substitution and Sample Labeling in Cytology
Analysis of a case involving slide substitution during biopsy examination, the consequences of a false diagnosis, and methods to reduce the risk of sample mix-ups in the laboratory.
Parasitology
Dicrocoeliosis: Morphology of Dicrocoelium lanceatum Eggs
Microscopic diagnosis of dicrocoeliosis: morphological features of Dicrocoelium lanceatum eggs and human infection routes.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Helminth Egg Identification in Feces
A diagnostic parasitology exercise: asymmetric helminth eggs found in a patient's stool microscopy with liver pain. Identify the pathogen.