Hematology
Blood Smear in Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type II
Peripheral blood smear in congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II: anisopoikilocytosis, spherocytes, target cells, and Pappenheimer bodies.
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.
Oncohematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Richter's Syndrome: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia with transformation to Richter's syndrome: blood smear cytology, immunophenotype, TP53 mutations, and PET-CT data.
Hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Blood Smear Morphology
Laboratory signs of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia: microspherocytes, polychromasia, and normoblasts in blood smear, direct antiglobulin test.
Oncohematology
Atypical Lymphocytes in Lymphoma: Blood and Bone Marrow
A clinical case of lymphoma: atypical lymphoid cells in peripheral blood and bone marrow, nuclear polymorphism, and a rare trinucleated cell.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blasts and Dyserythropoiesis
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia: bone marrow blast morphology and multinucleated erythroblasts as a sign of dyserythropoiesis.
Parasitology
Morphology of Toxocara canis Eggs and Adult Worms
Explore the microscopy and macromorphology of Toxocara canis: adult nematodes and characteristic thick-shelled eggs at 100× and 400× magnification in veterinary practice.
Lab test interpretation
Green Urine After Propofol: Causes of Discoloration
Why urine turns green after propofol infusion. Mechanism of drug metabolite excretion and differential diagnosis in the clinical diagnostic laboratory.
Hematology
Anisocytosis and Poikilocytosis of Erythrocytes in Blood Smear
Anisocytosis and marked poikilocytosis of erythrocytes, dacryocytes, schistocytes, and giant platelets in the peripheral blood smear of a patient with severe anemia.
Oncohematology
MDS to AML Transformation: Bone Marrow Cell Morphology
Bone marrow morphology in MDS transforming to AML: 23% blasts, trilineage cytopenia, dysplasia, and cytochemical studies with MPO and PAS reaction.
Lab test interpretation
Curschmann's Spirals in Native Sputum Preparation
Microscopic examination of native sputum preparation: discovery of Curschmann's spiral at 40x magnification in a pneumonia patient.
Hematology
Giant Neutrophils in Bone Marrow with B12 Deficiency
A clinical case of severe vitamin B12, folic acid, and iron deficiency: giant cells with hypersegmented nuclei in a bone marrow smear.
Hematology
Plasma Cells in Blood Smear: Morphology and Flame Cells
Morphological features of plasma cells in a blood smear: eccentric nucleus, basophilic cytoplasm, and identification of flame cells.