Laboratory methods
Clinical Mycology Case: Identify Fungal Cultures
Diagnostic workshop in clinical mycology: identify micromycete species based on macromorphology of colonies on Petri dishes and microscopic preparations.
Oncohematology
Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Cells in CSF
Cytological examination of cerebrospinal fluid in secondary CNS involvement by ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma: morphology of tumor cells.
Lab test interpretation
Urethral Smear Microscopy in Chlamydia: A Case Study
A urethral smear from a man with confirmed chlamydia. What morphological signs in the micropreparation suggest chlamydial infection?
Lab test interpretation
Cervical Cytology: Inflammation and Incomplete Phagocytosis
Cytological picture of a cervical smear in severe inflammation (NILM category): neutrophil clusters, bacterial flora, and incomplete phagocytosis.
Parasitology
Morphology of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciolopsis buski Eggs
Morphology of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciolopsis buski eggs: over 100 µm, operculum detection, and differentiation from similar helminth eggs.
Lab test interpretation
Herpes Simplex Virus in Cervical Cytology
Cytological diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in the cervix: multinucleated cells, ground-glass appearance, and mulberry phenomenon.
Hematology
Exercise: Find the Leukocyte Among Normoblasts in Cell Gallery
Clinical digital microscopy exercise: identify the misclassified leukocyte in a gallery of normoblasts (NRBCs) in hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Helminth Eggs in Stool Sample
A diagnostic exercise on stool microscopy from a patient with chronic abdominal pain and weight loss. Identify the parasite species by egg morphology.
Parasitology
Morphology of Ascaris lumbricoides Eggs in Feces
Microscopic characteristics and differential diagnosis of fertilized Ascaris lumbricoides eggs in a native fecal smear in ascariasis.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Child with Down Syndrome
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia in a child with Down syndrome: hyperleukocytosis, blast morphology with Auer rods, and cytochemistry.
Oncohematology
Laboratory Diagnosis of Acute Leukemia by Blood Smear
Signs of acute leukemia: pronounced hyperleukocytosis on the analyzer, WDF scattergram, and peripheral blood smear microscopy with massive blastemia.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Skin Scrape for Scabies: Sarcoptes scabiei
Technique for skin scraping and microscopic identification of Sarcoptes scabiei scabies mite. Morphology of the parasite, sizes of females, males, and eggs.