Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Cervical Adenocarcinoma
Cytological signs of cervical adenocarcinoma: atypical cell clusters, nuclear polymorphism, and scrape microscopy in a clinical case.
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
Strongyloides stercoralis Rhabditiform Larva in Stool
Detection of Strongyloides stercoralis rhabditiform larva during stool microscopy in a 6-year-old child. Laboratory diagnosis of strongyloidiasis.
Lab test interpretation
Plasma Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Clinical Case
Morphology of plasma cells in a stained cerebrospinal fluid smear from a patient after cerebellar glioblastoma resection. Romanowsky stain, x1000 magnification.
Lab test interpretation
Nasal Secretion Cytology: Cells in Rhinocytogram
Morphology of nasal secretion cells: identification of eosinophils, neutrophils, and epithelial cells during microscopy of a nasal smear (rhinocytogram).
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts on Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of blasts with Auer rods on a peripheral blood smear. A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia with severe thrombocytopenia.
Parasitology
Mites in Stool: Clinical Significance of Microscopic Findings
Discovering mites in a stool sample during microscopy: causes of pseudoparasitism, differential diagnosis, and the clinical significance of this finding in a coprogram.
Lab test interpretation
Leptotrichia and Fungal Mycelium in Vaginal Smear
Morphological features of Leptotrichia, pseudomycelium, and Candida fungal spores in a vaginal smear for flora microscopy. A practical example.
Hematology
LE Cells in Pleural Fluid in Drug-Induced Lupus
A rare clinical case: detection of lupus erythematosus (LE) cells in eosinophils of pleural fluid in drug-induced lupus erythematosus caused by carbamazepine.
Oncohematology
Blood Picture in Suspected Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
A clinical case of pronounced leukocytosis (132×10⁹/L) with granulocytic left shift. Blood smear morphology in suspected myeloproliferation.
Hematology
Neutrophil Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly in SLE Therapy
Acquired pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly in a patient with SLE receiving mycophenolate mofetil: neutrophil morphology and chromatin hypercondensation.
Parasitology
Dwarf Tapeworm Hymenolepis nana: Morphology of Parasite and Eggs
Diagnosis of hymenolepiasis: microscopic features of the dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana), structure of the scolex with hooks, and morphology of eggs with polar filaments.
Hematology
Morphology of Blue Bone Marrow in Megaloblastic Anemia
Cytological features of blue bone marrow in megaloblastic anemia: erythroid hyperplasia, basophilic megaloblasts, and atypical mitoses.