Hematology
G6PD Deficiency: Degmacytes in Blood Smear During Hemolysis
A clinical case of post-vaccination hemolysis: a sharp drop in hemoglobin, degmacytes and eccentrocytes in a peripheral blood smear in G6PD deficiency.
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
Reticulocytes in Blood Smear with Supravital Staining
Morphological assessment and counting of reticulocytes in a blood smear using supravital staining with brilliant cresyl blue. Signs of pronounced reticulocytosis.
Oncohematology
Harlequin Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A clinical case of Harlequin cells in a peripheral blood smear in AML. Morphology of dysplastic granulocytes and pathological inclusions.
Hematology
Normoblasts in Peripheral Blood: Smear Microscopy
Morphology of normoblasts in a peripheral blood smear: pronounced normoblastemia, anisocytosis, and polychromasia in a patient's sample from a central district hospital.
Parasitology
Plasmodium falciparum Tropical Malaria in Blood Smear
A clinical case of Plasmodium falciparum tropical malaria: morphology of trophozoites in blood smear and thick film, dynamics of hematological parameters.
Hematology
Knyazkov-Dele Bodies in Neutrophils: Morphology and Significance
What Knyazkov-Dele bodies in neutrophils mean during blood smear microscopy. Morphological features, composition of inclusions, and connection to infections and inflammation.
Hematology
Hematopathology in Morphological Diagnostics System
The significance and specifics of hematopathology in clinical morphology: bone marrow, lymph node, and peripheral blood cell examination.
Oncohematology
Botkin-Gümprecht Shadows in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Peripheral blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): mature lymphocytes and characteristic Botkin-Gümprecht shadows under light microscopy.
Oncohematology
AML Relapse: Dyserythropoiesis in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological features of bone marrow in AML relapse: blast cells, megaloblasts, and severe dyserythropoiesis in a 66-year-old patient's aspirate.
Oncohematology
Acute Monocytic Leukemia: Blood Smear and Immunophenotyping
A clinical case of leukemia in an 84-year-old patient: hyperleukocytosis 133,000/µL, cell morphology in blood smear, and immunophenotyping results.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods: Diagnostic Significance in Leukemias
Auer rods are crystalline structures in myeloid cells, pathognomonic for acute myeloid leukemia. They form from primary granules.
Oncohematology
Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma: Cytology of a Rare Tumor
Cytological features and immunophenotype of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) of a cervical lymph node: a clinical case description.