Oncohematology
Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children: Clinical Manifestations
A clinical case of massive Hodgkin's disease in a 4-year-old child with giant neck nodes, from I. A. Kassirsky's guide.
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
Yeast-like Fungi Mycelium in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Detection of mycelium and budding yeast-like fungal cells during urine sediment microscopy. Diagnosing candiduria in a clinical diagnostic laboratory.
Lab test interpretation
Semen Microscopy: A Diagnostic Challenge
A diagnostic challenge in semen microscopy for a mature male. Identify the morphological objects found during spermogram analysis.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Explore morphological variants of uric acid crystals in urine sediment: rhomboid, barrel-shaped forms, and rosettes during microscopy in health and pathology.
Oncohematology
Mycosis Pathogens in Oncohematology: Diagnostics
Colony morphology and microscopic characteristics of invasive mycosis pathogens in oncohematology patients. Diagnostic methods and key features.
Parasitology
Microfilariae in Blood Smear: Diagnosing Dirofilariasis
Detection of microfilariae in peripheral blood smears in cutaneous and cardiac dirofilariasis. Features of differential morphological diagnosis of larvae.
Hemostasis
Severe Thrombocytopenia in HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection
A clinical case of profound thrombocytopenia (PLT 3×10⁹/L) in HIV and hepatitis C co-infection: analyzer results and peripheral blood smear microscopy.
Parasitology
Microscopic Diagnosis of Demodicosis: Demodex Mites
Laboratory detection of Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis mites in skin scrapings and eyelashes: parasite morphology and clinical manifestations of demodicosis.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Parasite from Bile Ducts
A clinical parasitology case: a helminth found in a bile duct drain from a Chinese patient who consumed raw fish. Identify the pathogen.
Parasitology
Tropical Malaria in Blood Smear: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of tropical malaria: detection of Plasmodium falciparum in blood smear and thick film during leukocyte differential count.
Hematology
Cold Agglutination in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection
Blood smear morphology in Mycoplasma pneumoniae: severe cold agglutination of red blood cells, falsely elevated MCHC, and reactive lymphocytes with uropods.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Study
A 59-year-old female patient presents with leukopenia and anemia. This case study examines the morphology of large blasts with basophilic cytoplasm in the bone marrow during acute leukemia.