Hematology
Erythrocytes in Native Pleural Fluid Smear
Microscopy of native pleural fluid smear: detection of anisocytosis, poikilocytosis, echinocytes, and schistocytes in an anemic patient.
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.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Object in Stool with HIV Infection
A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy for an HIV-positive patient: identify a parasitic object 25–30 µm in size using three microscopy methods.
Parasitology
Cystoisospora belli Oocysts: Diagnosis of Isosporiasis
Morphological features of immature Cystoisospora belli oocysts in a stool smear. Autofluorescence of coccidia under UV light and differential diagnosis.
Hematology
Paraneoplastic Hematologic Syndromes of Solid Tumors
Hematologic manifestations of solid tumors: mechanisms of erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and coagulopathies, and laboratory diagnostic approaches.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology and Mitotic Figures in Acute Leukemia
Criteria for morphological assessment of blasts: chromatin, N/C ratio, nucleoli, and identification of mitotic figures in acute leukemia bone marrow smears.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology in Active Erythropoiesis
Morphological features of erythroid cells in bone marrow aspirate: erythrocyte division, binucleated forms, mitoses, and a mature megakaryocyte.
Parasitology
Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana Cysts in Stool
Morphology and differential diagnosis of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba coli, and Endolimax nana cysts during copro-ovoscopy and native stool smear examination.
Hemostasis
Giant Platelets in Bernard-Soulier Syndrome Type 2
Morphology of giant platelets in peripheral blood smear in Bernard-Soulier syndrome type 2: microscopy of macrothrombocytes and thrombocytopenia.
Oncohematology
Peripheral Blood Morphology in Secondary Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Clinical case of MDS after chemotherapy with stromal fibrosis: severe poikilocytosis, hyposegmented neutrophils, normoblastosis, and blasts in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Osteoblasts in Bone Marrow in Pediatric Acute Leukemia
A clinical case of osteoblasts in bone marrow aspirate from a 5-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: causes and morphology.
Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease: Sutimlimab Therapy
Results of C1s complement inhibitor sutimlimab in cold agglutinin disease: dynamics of hemoglobin, bilirubin, and reticulocytes.
Lab test interpretation
HPV Type 31: Oncogenic Potential and CIN2+ Dysplasia Risk
10-year study on HPV 31's role: CIN2+ frequency in isolated vs. co-infection, cervical cancer risks, and genotyping importance.