Hematology
Iron Overload & Hemochromatosis: Diagnosis & Management
Diagnosing iron overload: ferritin levels, transferrin saturation, hemochromatosis genetics, the role of hepcidin, and patient examination algorithms.
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
Bone Marrow Erythroid Lineage in Multiple Myeloma
Clinical case of bone marrow analysis after multiple myeloma treatment: erythroid lineage expansion to 47.5%, binucleated normoblasts, and mitoses.
Hematology
Severe Poikilocytosis in Complete Blood Count
A clinical case of mild anemia: severe poikilocytosis, schistocytes, tear-drop cells, and macrothrombocytes in peripheral blood.
Hematology
Pelger-Huët Anomaly: Neutrophil Morphology
Morphological features of Pelger-Huët anomaly in a peripheral blood smear: characteristic hyposegmentation of neutrophil nuclei resembling pince-nez.
Clinical cases
Yeast-like Cells and Pseudomycelium in a Vaginal Smear
Microscopy of a vaginal smear in urogenital candidiasis: budding Candida yeast-like cells, pseudomycelium filaments, and squamous epithelial cells.
Hematology
Blue Bone Marrow in Severe Megaloblastic Anemia
A clinical case of pancytopenia: sternal puncture revealed blue bone marrow syndrome and erythroid hyperplasia with a predominance of megaloblasts.
Parasitology
Trichuris trichiura: Morphology of Whipworm and Eggs
Explore the morphological features of Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) and its eggs under microscopy. Learn about characteristic signs of the male nematode, its localization, and infection route.
Hematology
Neutrophilic Granulocytes and Mitotic Figure in Bone Marrow
Bone marrow aspirate: morphology of granulocytes with enhanced granularity and a cell in mitosis. May-Grünwald-Giemsa stained smear.
Hematology
Reactive Lymphocyte Morphology in Blood Smears
Morphological features of reactive lymphocytes (atypical mononuclear cells), differential diagnosis with monocytes, and changes in mononucleosis.
Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Bone Marrow Morphology
A clinical case of multiple myeloma in a 65-year-old patient: bone marrow infiltration by atypical plasma cells up to 56%, cytoplasmic clasmatosis, and anemia.
Lab test interpretation
Eosinophils in Rhinocytogram for Allergic Rhinitis Diagnosis
Microscopic view of a rhinocytogram: detecting eosinophils in nasal secretions for the differential diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Post-Treatment
Cytological findings of bone marrow aspirate after AML treatment: hypocellularity, rare blasts, macrophages, and immature megakaryocytes.