Oncohematology
Crystalline Inclusions in Myeloma Plasma Cells
Clinical case of multiple myeloma: an atypical plasma cell with crystalline needle-like inclusions in a bone marrow smear.
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
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear: Microscopy
Microscopic findings of a vaginal smear in trichomoniasis: identification of Trichomonas vaginalis among squamous epithelial cells and coexisting flora.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Blood Smear: Acute Leukemia Relapse Case
Clinical case of acute leukemia relapse: blast cells, normoblasts, and marked poikilocytosis in peripheral blood, with hematology analyzer parameters.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urinalysis: Microscopy
Morphology of growing uric acid crystals in urine sediment at pH 5.5. Digital images from an automated URIT urine workstation.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Picture in Fever of Unknown Origin
Clinical case of a myelogram in fever of unknown origin: granulocytic lineage irritation, macrophage phagocytosis, and emperipolesis of a megakaryocyte.
Lab test interpretation
Clue Cells in Vaginal Smear: Diagnostics and Morphology
Morphology of clue cells in a gynecological vaginal smear. Signs of bacterial vaginosis, bacterial adhesion to epithelium, and laboratory diagnostics.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia Blasts: Monocytic Differentiation
A clinical case of acute leukemia: hyperleukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and 38.5% blasts with monocytic differentiation in a blood smear.
Hematology
Monocyte Vacuolization in Peripheral Blood Smears
Explore monocyte morphology with cytoplasmic vacuolization in a critical care patient: leukocytosis with left shift, anemia, anisocytosis, and hematology analyzer printout.
Parasitology
Morphology of Trichomonas Vaginalis in a Vaginal Smear
Microscopic appearance of Trichomonas vaginalis in a stained smear: eccentric nuclei, axostyle, and flagella of protozoa amidst epithelium and microflora.
Lab test interpretation
Creola Bodies in Sputum in Bronchial Asthma
Morphology of Creola bodies in native sputum smears in bronchial asthma: clusters of ciliated columnar epithelium under microscopy.
Hematology
Bacteremia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Sepsis
A clinical case of bacteremia in severe sepsis: leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, procalcitonin level 84.6 ng/mL, and bacteria in the blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Ejaculate with Azoospermia
Microscopic examination of ejaculate in cases of azoospermia and leukospermia: detection of prostatic amyloid bodies in a native preparation at ×400 magnification.