Clinical cases
Microbiology Case: Sputum Culture in Pneumonia
A clinical microbiology case: sputum from a patient with severe pneumonia was examined. Identify the pathogen based on growth on BCYE agar and colony microscopy.
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
Cholesterol Crystals in Stool: Coprogram Microscopy
Morphology of cholesterol crystals during stool microscopy. Coprogram micropreparation with a characteristic cholesterol plate at 400x magnification.
Oncohematology
Microscopy Challenge: Identify Lymphocyte Among Blasts
A diagnostic challenge in blood cell morphology: identify a mature lymphocyte within a group of blast cells using light microscopy of a blood smear.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Sarcoptes scabiei Mite in Skin Scrape
Microscopic diagnosis of scabies: detection of Sarcoptes scabiei mites and their eggs in an epidermal scrape preparation using light microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
Morphology of Charcot-Leyden crystals during fecal microscopy. Causes of crystal appearance in coprograms in parasitoses and allergic inflammations.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Morphology: Assessing Cellular Composition
How to evaluate a bone marrow smear without patient history: differentiating hematopoietic lineages, cellularity, and maturation signs of granulocytes and normoblasts.
Lab test interpretation
Calcium Oxalate Crystal Forms in Urine Sediment
Various forms of calcium oxalate crystals observed during urine sediment microscopy: classic envelopes, ovoid crystals, and hourglass (dumbbell) shapes.
Hematology
Plasma Cell Morphology and Atypical Forms
Morphological variants of plasma cells: flaming plasma cells, Mott cells with Russell bodies, and atypical forms with rod-like inclusions.
Hematology
Unusual Inclusions in Lymphocytes: A Microscopy Challenge
Lymphocytes with large atypical inclusions were found in an animal's peripheral blood smear. Determine the nature of the granulation in the cell cytoplasm.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Urinalysis: Morphology & Causes
Microscopy of urine sediment: typical morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals resembling coffin lids, causes of appearance, and diagnosis.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Study
A 59-year-old female patient presents with leukopenia and anemia. This case study examines the morphology of large blasts with basophilic cytoplasm in the bone marrow during acute leukemia.
Hematology
Cold Agglutination in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection
Blood smear morphology in Mycoplasma pneumoniae: severe cold agglutination of red blood cells, falsely elevated MCHC, and reactive lymphocytes with uropods.