Hematology
Promegakaryocyte Morphology in Bone Marrow Smears
Microscopic appearance of promegakaryocytes in a bone marrow smear from a 5-year-old child. Romanowsky-Giemsa stain, morphology of megakaryopoiesis cells.
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
Schistocyte Morphology in Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Morphological features of schistocytes in peripheral blood in a child with hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Romanowsky-stained blood smear microscopy.
Hematology
Eosinophilic Leukemoid Reaction: Blood Smear Morphology
A clinical case of eosinophilic leukemoid reaction. Eosinophil morphology in a blood smear with levels elevated to 66% and 9.64×10⁹/L.
Oncohematology
Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN)
A clinical case of BPDCN mimicking lymphoma: cell morphology in blood smear, immunophenotyping (CD56, CD123), and molecular diagnostics.
Hemostasis
Macrothrombocytes and Giant Platelets in Blood Smears
An atlas of macrothrombocytes and giant platelets in peripheral blood smears. Morphological features of platelets under immersion microscopy.
Hematology
Normoblasts in Neonatal Peripheral Blood: A Case Study
Microscopy of peripheral blood smear from a 1-day-old neonate: identification of normoblasts (erythroblasts) and assessment of the physiological blood picture.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells in Infectious Mononucleosis
Peripheral blood smear microscopy in infectious mononucleosis: morphology of reactive lymphocytes (atypical mononuclear cells). Cell examples.
Hematology
Reactive Lymphocytes & Atypical Mononuclear Cells in Blood Smear
Morphological features of reactive lymphocytes (atypical mononuclear cells) in a peripheral blood smear from a 17-year-old patient with lymphocytosis.
Oncohematology
Blasts in a Child's Blood Smear: Suspecting Acute Leukemia
Detection of 20% blasts in a peripheral blood smear from a 1-year-old child. Morphological features of blast cells in the diagnosis of acute leukemias in pediatrics.
Oncohematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Blood Smear Cell Morphology
A clinical case of MDS with multilineage dysplasia: neutrophil hypogranulation and hyposegmentation, cytopenia, and hematology analyzer data.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Causes and Diagnostic Criteria
Criteria for neutrophil hypersegmentation in blood smears. Diagnostic significance in vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency, MDS, and other pathologies.
Hematology
Algorithm for Differential Diagnosis of Anemia in Children
A step-by-step algorithm for the differential diagnosis of anemia in pediatrics: evaluation of reticulocytes, bone marrow biopsy, Coombs tests, and iron metabolism.