Parasitology
Morphology of Helminth Eggs in Stool Microscopy
Morphological criteria for identifying helminth eggs and protozoan cysts: Ascaris, Fasciola, Opisthorchis, Taenia, Necator, and Trichuris in microscopy.
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
Morphology of Candida in Papanicolaou Cervical Smears
Features of detecting Candida fungi in cervical smears stained by Papanicolaou: pseudomycelium, blastospores, and inflammatory epithelial changes.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis Eggs: Microscopy in Enterobiasis
Morphology of pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) eggs during microscopy of a perianal swab for enterobiasis in a child. Characteristic asymmetric eggs with larvae.
Lab test interpretation
Cytology Case: ThinPrep Cervical Smear Diagnosis
A diagnostic challenge in liquid-based cytology: microscopic findings of a gynecological ThinPrep smear from a 32-year-old patient. Identify the pathology.
Parasitology
Diagnostic Challenge: Identifying Objects in Stool
A parasitology clinical case: inclusions found in stool samples from a patient with anemia and dyspepsia. Identify the microscopic findings.
Parasitology
Blastocystis hominis Morphology in Stool Microscopy
Learn about the microscopic identification of Blastocystis hominis: morphology of vacuolar forms in native stool preparations and Wright-Giemsa staining.
Parasitology
Entamoeba moshkovskii: Morphology and Pathogenicity
Entamoeba moshkovskii is a protozoan of the genus Entamoeba, capable of causing diarrheal syndrome. Morphology of trophozoites and differential diagnosis of the parasite.
Oncohematology
Lymphocytes with Cytoplasmic Projections in Blood Smear
A clinical case of pronounced hyperleukocytosis in an 85-year-old female patient: morphology of atypical lymphoid cells with cytoplasmic projections in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia in a Child: Blast Morphology in Blood Smear
Clinical case of leukocytosis up to 85×10⁹/L and thrombocytopenia in a 9-year-old child. Sysmex analyzer results and blast cell morphology in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Microscopy Exercise: Identifying Cells in a Blood Smear
A clinical question on peripheral blood smear microscopy: help identify leukocyte morphology and perform differential diagnosis of pathology.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case: Cervical Smear in Menopause
A self-assessment clinical case: Papanicolaou-stained cervical smear from a menopausal woman. Interpret the microscopic findings.
Hematology
Blue Bone Marrow in Erythroid Hyperplasia
Morphological features of bone marrow smear in erythroid hyperplasia: predominance of basophilic and polychromatophilic erythroblasts.