Oncohematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Blood Count & Smear
Clinical case of a 67-year-old female patient with leukocytosis (111×10⁹/L): morphology of mature lymphocytes and Botkin-Gumprecht shadows, suspecting CLL.
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
Bacteria in Blood Smear in Sepsis: Klebsiella pneumoniae
Clinical case of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in sepsis during COVID-19: morphology of bacteria in blood smear and complete blood count dynamics.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Blood Picture and Cell Morphology
A clinical case of hairy cell leukemia: leukocytosis up to 99.6×10⁹/L, morphology of hairy cells in a blood smear, and analyzer scattergram.
Hematology
Identifying Basophils in Peripheral Blood Smears
Learn to identify basophils in peripheral blood smears: characteristic granulation, nuclear shape, and differential diagnosis from other leukocytes.
Parasitology
Microfilariae Suspicion vs. Artifacts in Blood Smear
Unusual spiral inclusion in a peripheral blood smear: differential diagnosis of microfilariae and laboratory artifacts in light microscopy.
Oncohematology
Blastemia in Peripheral Blood in Acute Leukemia
Clinical case of blastemia in a 90-year-old female patient: leukocytosis 81.9×10⁹/L, 35% blasts in peripheral blood, and cell morphology with Romanowsky stain.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: 48% Blasts in Peripheral Blood
A 90-year-old female patient's complete blood count: leukocytosis 22.7×10⁹/L, thrombocytopenia, severe anemia, and 48% blast cells in the peripheral blood smear.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case review: differential diagnosis of binucleated blasts and large granular lymphocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a 68-year-old woman.
Oncohematology
Blasts in a Child's Blood Smear: Leukocytosis and Cytopenia
Clinical case of a 2-year-old child: leukocytosis 45.7×10⁹/L, anemia, thrombocytopenia. Differential diagnosis of blast cells in a blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Pleural Fluid Cytology in Pleurisy and COVID-19
Morphological examination of a pleural fluid smear from a patient with pleurisy and COVID-19: differential diagnosis of effusion cells by microscopy.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Blasts with Auer Rods
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia: leukocytosis 207×10⁹/L, 92% blasts in blood smear, Auer rods, comparison of manual and automated staining.
Hematology
Emperipolesis in Bone Marrow Megakaryocytes
Morphological picture of emperipolesis in a bone marrow smear: intact hematopoietic cells within the cytoplasm of a megakaryocyte. Clinical case of an 83-year-old female patient.