Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Cytology in Nodal T-Cell Lymphoma
Clinical case of nodal T-follicular helper cell lymphoma: morphology and bone marrow cytology in persistent pancytopenia development.
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.
Parasitology
Triple Intestinal Helminth Invasion: A Case Study
A clinical case of mixed parasitic invasion in an immigrant: microscopic identification of helminth eggs and larvae during stool examination.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Urine Sediment and Vaginal Smear
Microscopic detection of Trichomonas vaginalis: morphology of protozoa in stained urine sediment and a gynecological smear, both stained by Romanowsky.
Parasitology
Leishmaniasis and Hemophagocytosis in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological findings of visceral leishmaniasis in a child's bone marrow aspirate: hemophagocytosis, Leishmania amastigotes within macrophages and extracellularly.
Parasitology
Microscopy Challenge: Parasite Egg in Kato Smear
A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy using the Kato method: identify the parasite species based on egg morphology found during laboratory examination.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Urine: Sediment Microscopy
Crystalluria at neutral pH: microscopy of triple phosphates in urine sediment at 100x and 400x magnification. Morphology of struvite crystals in clinical practice.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
A veterinary clinical case: elongated micro-objects, approximately 23 µm, found in dog feces during enteropathy under therapy.
Parasitology
Ascaris Egg in Wastewater: Microscopic Identification
Microscopic detection of a helminth egg (presumably Ascaris spp.) in a native wastewater sample during sanitary-parasitological analysis.
Oncohematology
Acute B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia with MEF2D::BCL9 Rearrangement
A clinical case of acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia with MEF2D::BCL9 rearrangement, mimicking Burkitt lymphoma cell morphology: cytogenetics and phenotype.
Parasitology
Sarcoptes Scabiei Mite in Skin Scraping: Morphology & Diagnosis
Morphology of Sarcoptes scabiei mites in a native skin scraping preparation under microscopy: pathogen identification for scabies diagnosis.
Parasitology
Ascaris and Trichuris Eggs in Stool Microscopy
Morphology of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura eggs in native stool samples. Features of detecting mixed geohelminthic invasions in the laboratory.
Lab test interpretation
Creola Bodies in Sputum Analysis for Bronchial Asthma
Creola bodies are complexes of ciliated epithelial cells in sputum, serving as an important diagnostic marker for bronchial asthma.