Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Microscopic Examination of Skin Scrape
A clinical parasitology case: diagnose and identify parasite forms observed during microscopic examination of a patient's skin scrape.
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
Blood Smear in Intermediate Beta-Thalassemia
Peripheral blood erythrocyte morphology in intermediate beta-thalassemia after splenectomy: anisopoikilocytosis, target cells, and Howell-Jolly bodies.
Hematology
Basophil Morphology in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Learn about the morphological features of basophils and myeloid cells in bone marrow aspirate smears during cytological examination and microscopy.
Hematology
Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia: Blood Counts and Smear
A clinical case of severe iron deficiency anemia: interpretation of red blood cell indices, iron metabolism, and erythrocyte morphology in a blood smear.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case Study: ThinPrep Cervical Smear
A clinical oncology cytology case: interpretation of epithelial changes in a ThinPrep liquid-based cytology smear of the cervix and vagina.
Hematology
Trinucleated Normoblast in Bone Marrow: A Case Study
Explore the morphology of a trinucleated normoblast in a bone marrow smear, indicating dyserythropoiesis. Understand the significance of erythroid lineage anomalies in laboratory diagnostics.
Hematology
Blood Smear in Beta-Thalassemia Post-Splenectomy
Peripheral blood picture in beta-thalassemia after splenectomy: severe anisopoikilocytosis, target cells, normoblasts, and Howell-Jolly bodies.
Laboratory methods
Thyroid Hurthle Cell Neoplasm Cytology: Key Diagnostic Features
Explore the morphological criteria for Hurthle cell neoplasms in thyroid cytology, focusing on oncocyte characteristics and the malignancy risk of cytological findings.
Hematology
Reactive Perivascular Plasma Cells in Peripheral Blood
Morphology of reactive perivascular plasma cells in a peripheral blood smear. Wright-Giemsa stain, microscopic features of plasma cell clusters.
Hematology
Megaloblasts in Bone Marrow with Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Explore the morphology of megaloblasts in bone marrow aspirates from patients with vitamin B12 deficiency, focusing on asynchronous maturation, chromatin structure, and mitotic figures.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Myeloblast in Acute Leukemia
A myeloblast with probable Auer rods in a peripheral blood smear from a 77-year-old patient with acute leukemia. Morphological criteria for blast identification.
Oncohematology
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia on Sysmex Scattergram
Features of the Sysmex XN hematology analyzer scattergram in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML): distribution of granulocyte populations.