Lab test interpretation
Ascitic Fluid Cytology: Multinucleated Mesothelial Cells
Morphological features of multinucleated (polyploid) mesothelial cells with microvilli during microscopic examination of ascitic fluid sediment.
Hematology
Secondary Erythremia: Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear
A case of secondary erythremia in a male patient: microcytosis, Howell-Jolly bodies in erythrocytes, and evaluation of hematology analyzer histograms and numerical parameters.
Clinical cases
Ascitic Fluid Cytology in Ovarian Cancer
Microscopy of ascitic fluid sediment from a patient with ovarian cancer: cytological signs of metastatic involvement and atypical cell complexes.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-Like Fungi and Mycelium in General Urine Analysis
Urine sediment microscopy: detection of pseudomycelium and budding blastospores of Candida yeast-like fungi in general urine analysis.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Complete Urinalysis
Morphology of uric acid crystals in urine sediment under microscopy. Features of detection and differential diagnosis of urates in complete urinalysis.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia in a Child: Blasts in Peripheral Blood
Clinical case of newly diagnosed acute leukemia in a 10-year-old girl: hyperleukocytosis 500 × 10⁹/L, thrombocytopenia, blasts and atypia in blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Leptothrix in Vaginal Smear: Microscopic Features
Explore the morphology and microscopic characteristics of Leptothrix in vaginal smears. Learn about filamentous Leptothrix bacteria on epithelial surfaces and in microflora.
Parasitology
Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Parasite in a Blood Smear
A clinical case of Plasmodium falciparum detection in a blood smear from a febrile patient. Morphology of malaria parasite trophozoites and gametocytes.
Clinical cases
Atypical Cells in Sputum Cytology Smear
A clinical case of bloody sputum cytology: discovery of cell complexes with marked atypia during microscopy with Romanowsky staining.
Clinical cases
Atypical Cells in Ascitic Fluid in Ovarian Cancer
Cytological findings in ascitic fluid in ovarian cancer. Romanowsky stain: clusters of atypical cells, cellular polymorphism, and vacuolization.
Lab test interpretation
Candidiasis: Yeast-like Fungi Mycelium in Vaginal Smear
Microscopy of a vaginal smear in candidiasis: detection of pseudomycelial filaments and spores of Candida fungi with methylene blue staining.
Lab test interpretation
Spermatozoa in Vaginal Smear: Differential Diagnosis
Detecting spermatozoa during microscopy of a vaginal smear: differential diagnosis with yeast-like fungi and assessment of microflora.