Hematology
Gaucher Disease: Morphology of Gaucher Cells in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of Gaucher disease in a 51-year-old female patient: morphology of storage cells in the myelogram, enzymatic diagnostics, and GBA gene mutations.
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
Malassezia Fungi Morphology in Skin Scrapes by Microscopy
Microscopy features of Malassezia fungi in skin scrapes: characteristic unipolar budding of yeast cells in a 20% potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation.
Oncohematology
Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological examination of bone marrow in a child with Burkitt's lymphoma: differential diagnosis of osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and tumor cells.
Parasitology
Diagnosing Demodicosis: Demodex Mites Under the Microscope
Laboratory detection of Demodex folliculorum mites by microscopy of a native eyelash preparation. Morphological features of the parasite in demodicosis diagnosis.
Hematology
Mott Cells in Smear: Plasma Cells with Russell Bodies
Morphological features of Mott cells: plasma cells with multiple immunoglobulin inclusions (Russell bodies) in the cytoplasm during smear microscopy.
Hematology
Differential Diagnosis of Iron Metabolism Disorders
Comparative table of iron and heme metabolism disorders: IDA, anemia of chronic disease, hemochromatosis, sideroblastic anemia, and porphyrias.
Parasitology
Dipylidium Caninum Morphology and Dipylidiasis Diagnosis
Laboratory diagnosis of dipylidiasis: morphology of the cucumber tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum), microscopy of scolex, proglottids, and egg capsules in stool.
Parasitology
Diphyllobothrium latum Eggs in Kato Thick Smear
Characteristic Diphyllobothrium latum eggs in a Kato thick stool smear. Laboratory diagnosis of diphyllobothriasis by microscopy.
Hematology
Severe Neutropenia in a Child: A Clinical Case Study
Clinical case: a one-year-old child presents with agranulocytosis, rash, and fever. Evaluate the complete blood count, possible causes, and emergency measures.
Parasitology
Dipylidiasis: Morphology of Dipylidium caninum Eggs in Feces
Microscopic diagnostic features of dipylidiasis: structure of egg capsules and individual Dipylidium caninum eggs in canine, feline, and human feces.
Oncohematology
Peripheral Blood Smear in Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Peripheral blood morphology in a young patient with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia after allo-HSCT: blasts, dyserythropoiesis, and erythrocyte inclusions.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Blastocystis hominis in Stool: Vacuolar Form
Laboratory diagnosis of blastocystosis: microscopy of native stool smear with Lugol's solution, morphological features of Blastocystis hominis vacuolar forms.