Parasitology
Malaria Parasites in Blood Smears and Thick Blood Films
Microscopic diagnosis of malaria: morphology of Plasmodium stages in thin blood smears and thick blood films. Examples from archived slides.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
Most of our material is written in Russian — that is the working language of the community. A few pieces exist in English; the rest of the library is one click away and the photographs need no translation.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Microscopy Challenge: Differentiating Sediment Objects
A clinical case in urine sediment microscopy for an elderly patient with jaundice. Evaluate the morphology of structures and identify elements at 400x magnification.
Hematology
Hereditary Pyropoikilocytosis: Erythrocyte Morphology
Morphological features of erythrocytes in hereditary pyropoikilocytosis: marked poikilocytosis, schistocytosis, and microcytosis in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Meningococci in Peripheral Blood Smear and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Microscopic findings of generalized meningococcal infection. Phagocytosis of diplococci by neutrophils in peripheral blood smear and CSF preparation.
Hematology
Bone Marrow in B12-Deficiency Anemia: Microscopy
Microscopy of bone marrow smear in B12-deficiency anemia: megaloblastic erythropoiesis, giant metamyelocytes, and hypersegmented neutrophils.
Oncohematology
Hyperleukocytosis and Blast Morphology in Feline Blood Smear
A clinical case of hyperleukocytosis (248,000/µL) in a cat. Evaluation of atypical cell morphology in a blood smear stained with Romanowsky-Giemsa.
Hemostasis
Platelet Satellitism in Peripheral Blood Smear
Platelet satellitism in blood smear: platelet adhesion to neutrophils in EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia. Clinical case of a 71-year-old female patient.
Hematology
Cabot Rings in Peripheral Blood Smear: Morphology & Causes
Cabot rings in erythrocytes: morphology of inclusions in blood smear, causes of appearance in severe anemia, dyserythropoiesis, and lead intoxication.
Hematology
Neutrophil Chemotaxis in Necrosis and Inflammation
The role of segmented neutrophils in inflammation and tissue necrosis: mechanisms of chemotaxis, action of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and granulocyte migration.
Hematology
Pappenheimer Bodies in Blood Smear: Siderocytes and Diagnosis
Morphology of Pappenheimer bodies in peripheral blood smear with standard staining. Features of siderocytes, iron inclusions, and differential diagnosis.
Hematology
Karyorrhexis and Leukocyte Apoptosis in Blood Smears
Morphological signs of leukocyte apoptosis and karyorrhexis in peripheral blood smears: differential diagnosis and causes of altered cells.
Lab test interpretation
Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Male Urethral Smear Microscopy
Microscopic findings of acute gonorrhea: detection of intracellular and extracellular Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a male urethral smear stained with methylene blue.