Parasitology
Pinworm Eggs (Enterobius vermicularis) in Perianal Scrape
Microscopic detection of Enterobius vermicularis eggs in a perianal scrape. Characteristic asymmetric shape of pinworm eggs at 40x magnification.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Crystalluria: Triple Phosphate and Ammonium Urate in Urine
Microscopy of urine sediment at alkaline pH: triple phosphate crystals as prisms and brown spheres of acidic ammonium urate. Diagnosis of crystalluria.
Hematology
Agranulocytosis: Myelogram in Granulopoiesis Reduction
A clinical case of severe neutropenia in a 16-year-old patient: bone marrow aspirate analysis, absence of granulocytes, and reactive plasmacytosis.
Parasitology
Stool Microscopy with Lugol's Solution: A Diagnostic Challenge
Laboratory challenge: microscopy of a stool sample with Lugol's solution at 400x magnification from a 55-year-old man. Differential diagnosis of the finding.
Oncohematology
AML and Plasma Cell Neoplasia Coexistence in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of simultaneous acute myeloid leukemia and plasma cell neoplasia: bone marrow cytomorphology and immunophenotyping.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Microscopy in ALL: Identify Dysplasia
A clinical case study on bone marrow cytology in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Identify cell lineage and dysplasia type on micrographs.
Parasitology
Parasitology Quiz: Microscopic Examination of Stool Sediment
A parasitology clinical case: identify 50–60 µm objects found during microscopic examination of a 50-year-old patient's stool sample.
Hematology
Fungi in Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow Smears
Morphology of fungi in hematological preparations: Aspergillus in blood, Fusarium spores, and contaminants in bone marrow aspirate.
Parasitology
Differentiating Pollen Grains from Toxocara Eggs in Microscopy
Criteria for differential diagnosis of pollen grains and Toxocara eggs in stool microscopy: assessing size, pores, and shell surface relief.
Parasitology
Microscopy Challenge: Parasite in Liver Cyst Aspirate
A clinical parasitology challenge: identify the pathogen during microscopic examination of a native liver cyst aspirate specimen.
Parasitology
Echinococcus granulosus Protoscoleces in Liver Cyst
Microscopic view of liver cyst contents in echinococcosis: morphology of Echinococcus granulosus protoscolex, chitinous hooks, and calcareous corpuscles.
Clinical cases
Cytology of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Lymph Node
Clinical case of Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis to an axillary lymph node: imprint cytology and differential diagnosis with lymphoma.