Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Pleural Fluid: Microscopic Analysis
Morphology of cholesterol crystals in native pleural fluid: causes, diagnostic significance, and microscopic appearance. A guide for laboratory hematology.
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
Keratinizing Squamous Epithelium in Prostatic Secretion
Microscopy of prostatic secretion with Romanowsky-Giemsa stain: differential diagnosis of keratinizing squamous epithelial scales and leukoplakia.
Hemostasis
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Immune Thrombocytopenia
Cytological features of bone marrow in acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: evaluation of megakaryocytic lineage, Romanowsky stain.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Vaginal Smear: Yeast-like Fungi Morphology
Morphology of Candida yeast-like fungi in a vaginal smear: pseudomycelium, blastospores, and co-occurring microflora during microscopy of a flora smear.
Parasitology
Strongyloides stercoralis in Bronchoalveolar Lavage
Microscopic detection of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Features of laboratory diagnosis of strongyloidiasis.
Hematology
Hemophagocytosis in Pleural Fluid: Sediment Microscopy
Microscopic detection of hemophagocytosis in pleural fluid. Morphological signs of blood cell phagocytosis by macrophages in a cytological preparation.
Oncohematology
Naked Megakaryocyte Nuclei in Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case of a 70-year-old female patient with suspected myelofibrosis: naked megakaryocyte nuclei, normoblasts, and significant thrombocytosis in a blood smear.
Parasitology
Dicrocoelium lanceatum Eggs in Stool Microscopy
Morphology of Dicrocoelium lanceatum (lancet fluke) eggs in stool emulsion microscopy: differential diagnosis of dicrocoeliosis.
Parasitology
Case Study: Perianal Fold Impression Microscopy
A clinical laboratory diagnostics challenge: identify the object in a microscopic preparation of a perianal fold impression from a five-month-old child.
Lab test interpretation
Leptotrichia Morphology in Urine Analysis: A Case Study
Explore the morphological features of Leptotrichia in urine sediment through microscopy of native and stained preparations for differential diagnosis of bacteriuria.
Oncohematology
Naked Megakaryocyte Nuclei in Primary Myelofibrosis
Peripheral blood smear morphology in primary myelofibrosis: identification of circulating naked megakaryocyte nuclei, poikilocytosis, and giant platelets.
Hematology
Knizocytes in Blood Smear: Morphology and Diagnostics
What are knizocytes, how do red blood cells with two concavities look in a blood smear, and what pathologies do they indicate? Diagnosis in hemoglobinopathies.