Hematology
Eosinophil Dysplasia in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological signs of eosinophil dysplasia: pseudo-Pelger anomaly, residual cytoplasmic basophilia, and atypical granulation in a blood smear.
Articles
Blood and bone marrow morphology, clinical cases and diagnostic algorithms. Most of the library is in Russian; the English section is growing.
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Hematology
Pernicious Anemia and Vitamin B12 Deficiency: A Clinical Case
A clinical review of pernicious anemia: severe B12 deficiency, pancytopenia, macrocytosis, critical LDH levels, and neurological symptoms.
Hematology
Acanthocytes in Blood Smear Post-Splenectomy
Erythrocyte morphology post-splenectomy: detection of numerous acanthocytes and Howell-Jolly bodies in a peripheral blood smear. Wright's stain.
Oncohematology
Blast Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear: Morphology and Diagnosis
Morphology of blast cells in peripheral blood: differential diagnosis of acute leukemias, cytological features, and criteria for assessing blastosis.
Lab test interpretation
Urinary Sediment Microscopy: Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Bacteria
Microscopic examination of urinary sediment in bacterial infection: demonstrating active phagocytosis of cocci and rod-shaped bacteria by neutrophils.
Oncohematology
Pseudo-Gaucher Cells in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
A case report of pseudo-Gaucher cells found in a bone marrow aspirate of a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Macrophage morphology and granulocytopoiesis.
Oncohematology
Granulocyte Dysplasia in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Morphology of dysplastic granulocytes in MDS: asynchronous maturation, binuclearity, hypogranularity, and differential diagnosis with monocytes.
Education
Blood and Bone Marrow Cytomorphology: Case Studies
Practical analysis of hematological cases: morphology of blood and bone marrow cells, plasmablasts, cryoglobulinemia, and hemolytic anemia.
Hematology
Basophilic Stippling of Erythrocytes in P5'N Deficiency
Basophilic stippling of erythrocytes in peripheral blood smear: morphological features in pyrimidine-5'-nucleotidase deficiency and hemolytic anemia.
Hematology
Sickle Cells (Drepanocytes) in a Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of drepanocytes in a peripheral blood smear in sickle cell anemia. Causes of mutation, link to malaria, and diagnostic features.
Hematology
Avian Blood Morphology: Nucleated Erythrocytes in Parrots
Explore the unique morphology of avian blood cells: a microscopic view of a parrot's blood smear showing oval, nucleated erythrocytes in veterinary hematology.
Oncohematology
Acute B-lymphoblastic Leukemia in Pleural Fluid
Cytological findings in pleural fluid in acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia: lymphoblast morphology and diagnosis verification by immunophenotyping.