Lab test interpretation
Starch Grains and Talc in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Learn how starch grains and talc appear under urine sediment microscopy: concentric layering of the artifact and confirmation using Lugol's solution.
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
Stool Microscopy Challenge: Identifying Findings
A diagnostic challenge in stool microscopy for an adult patient: help identify the origin of the structures found in a native preparation.
Parasitology
Chilomastix mesnili: Cyst and Trophozoite Morphology
Morphological features of the protozoan Chilomastix mesnili in a stool smear: microscopic characteristics of the cyst with a hyaline knob and the trophozoite.
Oncohematology
Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma: Cytology
Cytological features of lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: microscopy of imprint smears from a cervical lymph node, Romanowsky-Giemsa stain.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Foot Skin Scraping: Pathogenic Fungal Mycelium
Microscopic examination of a native foot skin scraping preparation in mycosis. Detection of branching pathogenic fungal mycelium among epidermal scales.
Oncohematology
Hypersegmented Neutrophils in Therapy-Associated MDS
Morphology of dysgranulopoiesis: giant and hypersegmented neutrophils in a peripheral blood smear in myelodysplastic syndrome after therapy.
Parasitology
Bile Microscopy: Opisthorchis Felineus Eggs
Microscopic findings in bile during opisthorchiasis: detection of Opisthorchis felineus eggs in a native preparation during duodenal content examination.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy Exercise: Urinalysis in a 42-Year-Old Patient
A diagnostic exercise on urine sediment microscopy for a 42-year-old male. Identify characteristic elements and inclusions in the native urine sample.
Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Bone Marrow Cell Morphology
A clinical case of multiple myeloma in a 73-year-old patient: plasma cells, proplasmacytes, and multinucleated forms in bone marrow smears.
Parasitology
Laboratory Diagnosis of Amoebiasis: Stool Microscopy
A clinical case of intestinal amoebiasis in a child: detection of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites in a native stool smear and a Romanowsky-stained smear.
Lab test interpretation
Fungal Mycelium in Groin Skin Scraping: Mycosis Diagnosis
Microscopic view of a skin scraping from the groin folds: clusters of fungal mycelium filaments in a native preparation, indicative of inguinal dermatophytosis (epidermophytosis).
Clinical cases
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum: Ziehl-Neelsen Stain
A clinical case of acid-fast Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection in a sputum sample using Ziehl-Neelsen staining, confirmed by PCR.