Parasitology
Rare Infections in Blood and Bone Marrow Microscopy
Morphological diagnosis of rare infections in peripheral blood and bone marrow smears: bacteria, fungi, plasmodia, trypanosomes, filariae, and babesia.
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
Clinical Case: Child's Urine Color Change
A clinical case on general urine analysis: a 12-year-old child with stomatitis has a urine sample with unusual coloration. Determine the possible cause of the change.
Hematology
Severe Megaloblastic Anemia: Cellular Morphology
A clinical case of severe megaloblastic anemia, featuring bone marrow morphology with megaloblasts, neutrophil hypersegmentation, and blood parameters.
Parasitology
Morphology of Eucoleus aerophilus Lung Capillaria Eggs
Microscopic features of Eucoleus (Thominx) aerophilus lung capillaria eggs: polar plugs, thin shell, and asymmetric shape. Learn more.
Parasitology
Henneguya zschokkei Spore Morphology in Fish Henneguya Disease
Morphological identification of Henneguya zschokkei spores in salmonid henneguya disease: smear microscopy, pathogen characteristics, and veterinary sanitary expertise.
Laboratory methods
Eosin-Nigrosin Stain for Sperm Viability Testing
Learn the methodology and interpretation of eosin-nigrosin staining for sperm viability. Differentiate live from dead cells in semen analysis, crucial for diagnosing male infertility.
Lab test interpretation
Urinary Sediment Microscopy: Identifying Structures
Clinical case study on general urinalysis: microscopy of urinary sediment in a 56-year-old man with leukocyturia. Identify structures and their description rules.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopic Diagnosis of Foot Skin Mycosis with KOH
Microscopy of foot skin scrapings after KOH treatment: detection of septate mycelial filaments and fungal arthrospores in mycosis diagnosis (40x objective).
Parasitology
Intestinal Amoeba Morphology: Differential Diagnosis
Comparative morphology of trophozoites and cysts of intestinal amoebae: Entamoeba histolytica, E. coli, Endolimax nana, and Iodamoeba buetschlii in stool microscopy.
Parasitology
Toxocara Egg Morphology in Feces with Lugol's Stain
Microscopic examination of cat feces with Lugol's solution: characteristic morphological features and the thick shell of Toxocara nematode eggs.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Coprogram: Microscopic Analysis
Discovering triple phosphate (struvite) crystals during stool microscopy. Diagnostic significance of triple phosphates in coprogram, native preparation.
Hematology
Microscopy Exercise: Bone Marrow Cell Classification
A diagnostic exercise in laboratory hematology: classification and morphological assessment of atypical cells in a bone marrow aspirate smear.