Hematology
Mechanisms of MCV Changes: Microcytosis and Macrocytosis
Diagram of mean corpuscular volume (MCV) changes. Pathogenesis of microcytosis and macrocytosis in iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, folate deficiency, and liver pathologies.
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
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphological variants of uric acid crystals in urine sediment microscopy: rosettes, plates, and polymorphic druses at 400x magnification.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology in Bone Marrow in Pancytopenia
Clinical case of pancytopenia in an 82-year-old female patient: evaluation of blast morphology with cytoplasmic vacuolization in bone marrow aspirate.
Lab test interpretation
Fungal Arthrospores in Nail Samples from Onychomycosis
Microscopic view of onychomycosis in a 20% KOH preparation: chains of arthroconidia (arthrospores) and clusters of fungal spores in an affected nail plate.
Parasitology
Echinococcus Hooks in Renal Cyst Cytological Puncture
Cytological diagnosis of renal echinococcosis: detection of scoleces and characteristic helminth hooks in a smear of a cystic lesion aspirate.
Clinical cases
Giant Carcinoma Cells in Effusion Cytology
Cytological diagnosis of metastatic effusions in animals: morphology of giant atypical carcinoma cells with pronounced cellular polymorphism.
Oncohematology
Acute T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Blood Picture and Morphology
A case of acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia: blast morphology in a blood smear, thrombocytopenia, and immunophenotyping data in an 18-year-old patient.
Parasitology
Helminth Eggs: Morphology and Size in Microscopy
A differential diagnostic table for parasite eggs: microscopic features and sizes of trematode, cestode, and nematode eggs in laboratory practice.
Hematology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia
Laboratory algorithm for differential diagnosis of microcytic hypochromic anemias: ferritin, iron, TIBC, and transferrin saturation.
Lab test interpretation
Dermatophyte Mycelium in Skin Scrape Preparations
Microscopy of skin scrapes: detecting branching septate dermatophyte mycelium in native preparations with 20% KOH for cutaneous mycoses.
Oncohematology
Oncohematology Challenge: Identify the Blast Form
An interactive blood cell morphology challenge: test your knowledge and identify the specific name of the blast depicted in the diagram.
Parasitology
Stool Microscopy: Trichuris Egg and Taeniid Oncosphere
Morphological features of Trichuris trichiura egg and taeniid oncosphere in stool microscopy: comparative view and differential diagnosis.