Clinical cases
Hair Microscopy in Trichophytosis: Ectothrix-Type Spores
Microscopic findings of hair infection in trichophytosis. Ectothrix-type fungal spore arrangement, absence of Wood's lamp fluorescence, 400x 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.
Hematology
Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia in Blood Smear
A clinical case of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia in a child: erythrocyte morphology, basophilic stippling, and complete blood count parameters.
Lab test interpretation
Coprogram: Fatty Acids and Neutral Fat in Stool
Stool microscopy in steatorrhea. Differentiation of neutral fat and fatty acids with methylene blue staining in coprogram at 400x magnification.
Education
Internal Quality Control: Analysis of Common Errors
A practical lesson on quality control in clinical diagnostic laboratories: analyzing reasons for QC failures, interpreting control charts, and correcting analytical errors.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Helminth Eggs in Stool Sample
A diagnostic exercise on stool microscopy from a patient with chronic abdominal pain and weight loss. Identify the parasite species by egg morphology.
Hematology
Exercise: Find the Leukocyte Among Normoblasts in Cell Gallery
Clinical digital microscopy exercise: identify the misclassified leukocyte in a gallery of normoblasts (NRBCs) in hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Lab test interpretation
Herpes Simplex Virus in Cervical Cytology
Cytological diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in the cervix: multinucleated cells, ground-glass appearance, and mulberry phenomenon.
Parasitology
Morphology of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciolopsis buski Eggs
Morphology of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciolopsis buski eggs: over 100 µm, operculum detection, and differentiation from similar helminth eggs.
Lab test interpretation
History of Urine Microscopy: First Description of Crystals
Explore the history of urine sediment microscopy: how Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc first examined crystals in urine under a microscope in 1630. Materials on urinalysis.
Oncohematology
Burkitt Lymphoma with CNS Involvement: CSF Cytology
A clinical case of Burkitt lymphoma with CNS involvement: morphology of atypical cells in CSF cytopreparation and flow cytometry results.
Lab test interpretation
Cervical Cytology: Inflammation and Incomplete Phagocytosis
Cytological picture of a cervical smear in severe inflammation (NILM category): neutrophil clusters, bacterial flora, and incomplete phagocytosis.
Lab test interpretation
Indigestible Plant Fiber in Coprogram Analysis
Microscopic view of undigested plant fiber in stool. Morphological features of plant cells in coprogram at 400x magnification.