Hematology
Bacteria and Fungi in Blood Smears: Sepsis or Artifact?
How to distinguish true bacteremia in sepsis from blood smear contamination and staining artifacts. Analysis of microscopic findings and fungal spores.
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.
Hematology
Erythroblastic Island in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological features of bone marrow aspirate: large erythroblastic island, binucleated normoblasts, and pronounced megakaryocyte polymorphism.
Hematology
Galactosemia: Bone Marrow Cell Vacuolization
Clinical case of galactosemia in an 8-month-old infant: GALT enzyme deficiency, bone marrow cell vacuolization, intoxication symptoms, and early cataracts.
Clinical cases
Malassezia Fungi in Ear Canal Cytology
Cytological examination of a canine external ear canal smear: morphology of budding yeast-like fungi Malassezia spp. and anucleated epithelium.
Hematology
Plasmacytoid Lymphocytes: Morphology and Scattergram
Explore the morphological features of plasmacytoid lymphocytes in blood smears and their characteristic appearance on hematology analyzer scattergrams.
Oncohematology
Infant Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Blast Cytochemistry
Features of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in infants: KMT2A gene mutations, blast morphology in bone marrow, and PAS and MPO reactions.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Anemia: Megakaryocyte Emperipolesis
Cytological picture of bone marrow aspirate in anemia: erythroid and megakaryocytic hyperplasia, emperipolesis, and binucleated normoblasts.
Lab test interpretation
Cystine Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy in Cystinuria
Microscopy of urine sediment in cystinuria: visualization of pathological hexagonal cystine crystals in a native preparation. An example from veterinary practice.
Oncohematology
Polycythemia Vera: Leukemic Transformation Case Study
A 67-year-old patient with polycythemia vera: Sysmex analyzer parameters, blast flags, anemia, and bone marrow aspirate cytology are presented in this clinical case.
Hematology
Proerythroblast: Morphology of an Erythroid Precursor
Morphological features of proerythroblasts (pronormoblasts): size, cytoplasmic basophilia, chromatin structure, and differentiation in bone marrow.
Parasitology
Plasmodium falciparum Tropical Malaria in Blood Smear
Morphological diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum tropical malaria: ring-form trophozoites, schizonts, and gametocytes in a peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Split Nucleus Cells in Blood Smear in Lymphoma
Morphological features of lymphoid cells with split nuclei in peripheral blood in a lymphoma patient: criteria for microscopic evaluation.