Parasitology
Diagnostic Exercise: What Was Found in a Soil Sample?
A microscopy diagnostic exercise: a microscopic object was found in a soil sample. Try to identify the finding based on its characteristic morphology.
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
Blood Basophil Morphology in Ferrets, Dogs, and Cats
Explore the morphological features of peripheral blood basophils in ferrets, dogs, and cats. Microscopy of blood smears stained with Romanowsky-Giemsa at 1000x magnification.
Clinical cases
Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urethral Smear: Microscopy
A clinical case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection in a urethral smear from a 30-year-old male: microscopic findings of gonorrhea with intracellular diplococci.
Lab test interpretation
Spheroplasts in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Causes
Morphology and detection of spheroplasts in urine sediment microscopy. Mechanism of cell wall-deficient bacteria formation during antibiotic therapy.
Hematology
Morphology of Segmented Neutrophils in Blood Smear
Explore the morphological features of segmented neutrophils in peripheral blood smears: nuclear segmentation, cytoplasmic granularity, and microscopy.
Laboratory methods
Why PCR and Bacterial Culture Results Differ
Exploring reasons for discrepancies between PCR and culture methods, laboratory test sensitivity, and the challenge of sample contamination.
Oncohematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation Amid Hyposegmentation in MDS
Case study of suspected MDS in an 86-year-old patient: pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly of neutrophil nuclei, macrocytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and analyzer data.
Parasitology
Canine Microfilariae in Blood Smear: Dirofilariasis Case
A clinical case of severe microfilaremia in a dog: microscopic findings of a peripheral blood smear in dirofilariasis, larval morphology.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Morphology & Case Study
A clinical case of Howell-Jolly bodies in erythrocytes (+++) in a 68-year-old female patient. Morphology of inclusions in blood smear and hematology analyzer data.
Hematology
Unusual Neutrophil Clusters in a Blood Smear
Microscopic view of a peripheral blood smear: unusual flower-like arrangement of neutrophils, leukocyte morphology under light microscopy.
Parasitology
Feline Isospora Oocysts in Native Fecal Smear
Microscopic detection of Isospora (Cystoisospora) oocysts in feline feces. Morphological features of coccidia for diagnosing isosporosis in veterinary medicine.
Hematology
Leukocyte Formula Cells: Morphology and Functions
An analysis of the main cells of the leukocyte formula: morphological features and functions of neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils.