Parasitology
Plasmodium vivax Schizonts in a Thin Blood Smear
Laboratory diagnosis of tertian malaria: microscopic signs and morphology of Plasmodium vivax schizonts in a thin peripheral 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.
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.
Hemostasis
Megakaryocytes Without Platelet Budding in Bone Marrow
Evaluating the megakaryocytic lineage in thrombocytopenia: morphology of megakaryocytes without platelet budding in bone marrow aspirate.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Monoblasts in Blood Smear
Blood analysis and smear microscopy in acute myeloid leukemia with monocytic differentiation: leukocytosis 83×10⁹/L, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and blastosis.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis in Multiple Myeloma
A clinical case of multiple myeloma: 56% plasma cells in bone marrow aspirate, binucleated forms, and narrowed hematopoietic lineages.
Parasitology
Trichomoniasis in Pregnancy: Vaginal Smear Microscopy
A clinical case of detecting Trichomonas vaginalis and massive leukocytosis in a genital tract smear from a pregnant patient at 38 weeks.
Oncohematology
Myeloma Transformation to Plasmablastic Leukemia
A clinical case of secondary plasmablastic leukemia in a 64-year-old patient with myeloma: cell morphology in bone marrow, blood smear, and complete blood count.
Hematology
Erythroid Hyperplasia in Bone Marrow with Anemia
Cytological findings of bone marrow aspirate in severe anemia: erythroid hyperplasia and morphology of maturing erythroid precursors.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology: Dacrocytes in Blood Smear
Detection of dacrocytes in a peripheral blood smear: a clinical case of a 69-year-old female patient, smear microscopy, and causes of teardrop cells.
Hematology
Erythroblastic Island in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphology of an erythroblastic island in bone marrow aspirate: a central macrophage surrounded by maturing erythrocaryocytes (normoblasts).
Hematology
Atypical Monocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Examples of monocytes with bizarre nuclear shapes in peripheral blood. Morphological features of the monocytic lineage during blood smear microscopy.
Hematology
Hemophagocytosis in Bone Marrow in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A clinical case of hemophagocytosis in a bone marrow smear from a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and severe leukopenia. Macrophage morphology.
Hematology
Erythroblastic Island in Bone Marrow with Pancytopenia
Bone marrow findings in a 78-year-old female patient with trilineage cytopenia: erythroblastic island with macrophage, hypocellularity, and isolated blasts.