Parasitology
Hymenolepis nana Eggs in Stool: Microscopy in Hymenolepiasis
Morphology of dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) eggs during stool microscopy. Laboratory diagnosis of hymenolepiasis, features of oncosphere and hooks.
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.
Hematology
Megaloblasts in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Smears
Morphological features of megaloblasts: loose nuclear chromatin and large cell size. Detection in megaloblastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Hematology
Cabot Rings in Peripheral Blood Smear: Morphology & Causes
Explore Cabot rings in peripheral blood erythrocytes: their morphological features, causes in anemias, and diagnostic significance.
Lab test interpretation
Mesothelial Cells in Pleural Fluid: Morphology and Analysis
Explore the morphology of reactive mesothelial cells in pleural fluid microscopy, focusing on multinucleated mesothelial cells and cytological sediment evaluation.
Oncohematology
Morphology of Dysplastic Megakaryocytes in MDS
Clinical case of megakaryocytic dysplasia in bone marrow: micromegakaryocytes, hypolobulated nuclei, and 6% myeloblasts in a patient with splenomegaly.
Hematology
Identifying Atypical Cells in Blood Smear with Anemia and Thrombocytopenia
Clinical case: anemia and thrombocytopenia in a 73-year-old female patient, automated monocytosis. Help identify atypical cells in the blood smear.
Hematology
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Key features of megakaryocyte morphology and platelet budding process during bone marrow smear microscopy in clinical practice.
Oncohematology
B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Child
A case of B-cell ALL in a 2.5-year-old child: blast morphology in blood smear, hemogram parameters, and flow cytometry phenotype (CD19, CD10, CD34).
Parasitology
Naegleria fowleri Trophozoites in CSF: Morphology
Morphological diagnosis of Naegleria fowleri trophozoites in cerebrospinal fluid in primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. Giemsa stain.
Oncohematology
CMML Transformation to Acute Monoblastic Leukemia: A Case
A clinical case of blastic crisis in CMML: rapid hyperleukocytosis, monoblast morphology in a blood smear, and flow cytometry data.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in a Blood Smear
Morphological features of atypical promyelocytes in peripheral blood in acute promyelocytic leukemia: nuclear shape and cytoplasm.
Parasitology
Dipylidiosis: Dipylidium caninum Egg Cocoons
Characteristics of dipylidiosis, features of the causative agent Dipylidium caninum (cucumber tapeworm), and the microscopic picture of egg cocoons in feces.