Hematology
G6PD Deficiency: Degmacytes in Blood Smear During Hemolysis
A clinical case of post-vaccination hemolysis: a sharp drop in hemoglobin, degmacytes and eccentrocytes in a peripheral blood smear in G6PD deficiency.
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
Diphyllobothrium latum Egg in Stool: Lab Hematology School
Microscopy of Diphyllobothrium latum egg in a stool sample: oval shape, operculum at one pole, and granular contents. Essential for lab diagnostics.
Lab test interpretation
Undigested Plant Fiber Stomata in Coprogram
Morphology of undigested plant fiber in stool: microscopy of plant stomata during coprological examination in laboratory practice.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Candida Yeast-Like Fungi in Stained Smear
Morphology of Candida yeast-like fungi in a stained smear: detection of pseudomycelial filaments and budding blastospores by light microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast Fungi and Pseudomycelium in Urine Sediment
Detection of mycelial filaments and budding yeast cells in urine sediment: microscopic picture in mycosis and contamination with vaginal discharge.
Parasitology
Morphology of Enterobius vermicularis Eggs in Enterobiasis
Microscopy of Enterobius vermicularis eggs in a perianal imprint (Rabinovich method): characteristic morphology and laboratory diagnosis of enterobiasis.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis Morphology in Vaginal Smear Microscopy
Microscopic view of Trichomonas vaginalis in a stained vaginal smear: morphological features of the parasite for laboratory diagnosis of trichomoniasis.
Parasitology
Morphology of Diphyllobothrium latum (Broad Tapeworm) Eggs
Learn about the structural features and microscopic diagnosis of Diphyllobothrium latum (broad tapeworm) eggs, including their size and the parasite's life cycle.
Lab test interpretation
Leptothrix Bacteria in Vaginal Smear: Microscopic Findings
Microscopic findings of a gynecological vaginal smear: detection of long filamentous bacteria of the genus Leptothrix on squamous epithelial cells.
Hematology
Reticulocytes in Blood Smear with Supravital Staining
Morphological assessment and counting of reticulocytes in a blood smear using supravital staining with brilliant cresyl blue. Signs of pronounced reticulocytosis.
Oncohematology
Harlequin Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A clinical case of Harlequin cells in a peripheral blood smear in AML. Morphology of dysplastic granulocytes and pathological inclusions.
Hematology
Normoblasts in Peripheral Blood: Smear Microscopy
Morphology of normoblasts in a peripheral blood smear: pronounced normoblastemia, anisocytosis, and polychromasia in a patient's sample from a central district hospital.