Oncohematology
Hyperleukocytosis and Blast Morphology in Feline Blood Smear
A clinical case of hyperleukocytosis (248,000/µL) in a cat. Evaluation of atypical cell morphology in a blood smear stained with Romanowsky-Giemsa.
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
Bone Marrow in B12-Deficiency Anemia: Microscopy
Microscopy of bone marrow smear in B12-deficiency anemia: megaloblastic erythropoiesis, giant metamyelocytes, and hypersegmented neutrophils.
Hematology
Meningococci in Peripheral Blood Smear and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Microscopic findings of generalized meningococcal infection. Phagocytosis of diplococci by neutrophils in peripheral blood smear and CSF preparation.
Parasitology
Malaria Parasites in Blood Smears and Thick Blood Films
Microscopic diagnosis of malaria: morphology of Plasmodium stages in thin blood smears and thick blood films. Examples from archived slides.
Clinical cases
Tuberculous Lymphadenitis: Lymph Node Imprint Cytology
Cytological diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in an HIV-positive patient: epithelioid cells, Pirogov-Langhans giant cells in a lymph node imprint.
Hematology
Candidemia: Yeast Fungi Detection in Blood Smear
Clinical case of candidemia in an ICU patient: Candida cell morphology in peripheral blood, phagocytosis, and hemogram data.
Oncohematology
Morphological Signs of MDS in Bone Marrow of a Child
A clinical case of MDS in a 1-year-old child: Harlequin cells, basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, and dyserythropoiesis in a bone marrow smear.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Inclusions: Cabot Rings & Howell-Jolly Bodies
Morphology of pathological erythrocyte inclusions: diagnostic significance of Cabot rings, Howell-Jolly bodies, basophilic stippling, and macrocytosis in blood smears.
Hematology
Gaucher Cells Morphology in Bone Marrow Smear
Characteristic cytological features of Gaucher cells in a bone marrow smear from a 13-year-old adolescent: fibrous cytoplasm and microscopic diagnostic peculiarities.
Hemostasis
Platelet satellitism: causes of spurious thrombocytopenia
Platelet satellitism is an EDTA-dependent phenomenon of platelet adhesion to neutrophils. Causes and significance for diagnosing pseudothrombocytopenia.
Hematology
Schistocytes in Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
A clinical case of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in a patient with SLE: schistocytes in a blood smear, thrombocytopenia, and high reticulocyte count.
Hematology
Phagocytosis of Cellular Debris by Macrophages in Pleural Fluid
Cytological image of active phagocytosis in pleural fluid: four macrophages simultaneously engulf cellular debris. Cellular morphology.