Parasitology
Varroa Destructor Mite: The Causative Agent of Bee Varroosis
Morphological identification of the Varroa destructor mite under the microscope. Structural features of the causative agent of bee varroosis in veterinary parasitology.
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
Ammonium Acid Urate Crystals in Urine Sediment
Ammonium acid urate (ammonium biurate) crystals in urine sediment: microscopic appearance at pH 5, morphology, and nomenclature specifics.
Lab test interpretation
Urothelial Cell Sheet in Urine Sediment with Tumor
Urine sediment microscopy for suspected bladder neoplasm: a cluster of transitional epithelial (urothelial) cells and pronounced hematuria.
Lab test interpretation
Cylindrical Epithelium in Urine Sediment During Intoxication
Microscopy of urine sediment in toxic injury: detection of sheets and individual cells of cylindrical epithelium amidst pronounced proteinuria.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia with t(8;21): Morphology and Immunophenotype
A clinical case study of acute leukemia: bone marrow blast cytomorphology, CD19 and CD56 co-expression on immunophenotyping, and suspected t(8;21) translocation.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blasts in Pleural Fluid
A clinical case of recurrent acute myeloid leukemia: detection of blasts in pleural fluid using cytocentrifugation and flow cytometry.
Clinical cases
Diagnosis of Candidal Onychomycosis in KOH Preparation
Microscopy features of nail scrapings in onychomycosis: detecting budding cells, pseudohyphae, and Candida albicans germ tubes in 20% KOH solution.
Oncohematology
AML Morphology with t(8;21)(q22;q22.1) RUNX1-RUNX1T1 Translocation
Morphological features of blasts and granulocytes in acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21): Auer rods, pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly, and azurophilic granulation.
Parasitology
Entamoeba histolytica/dispar Trophozoites in Coprogram
Morphology of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar trophozoites during coprogram microscopy. Stool smear preparations stained with Romanowsky stain.
Oncohematology
T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia: Morphology and Phenotype
A clinical case of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia: hyperleukocytosis 444×10⁹/L, cell morphology in blood smear, and characteristic immunophenotype.
Parasitology
Diagnostic Challenge: Nematode Identification in Fecal Smear
Case study of mobile microscopic nematodes found in the feces of a 17-year-old teenager. Identify the helminth species based on morphological features.
Hematology
Neutrophil Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly in Sepsis
Neutrophil morphology in sepsis: differential diagnosis of metamyelocytes and pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly in blood smears and scattergrams.