Hematology
Neutrophil Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly in SLE Therapy
Acquired pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly in a patient with SLE receiving mycophenolate mofetil: neutrophil morphology and chromatin hypercondensation.
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.
Oncohematology
Blood Picture in Suspected Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
A clinical case of pronounced leukocytosis (132×10⁹/L) with granulocytic left shift. Blood smear morphology in suspected myeloproliferation.
Hematology
LE Cells in Pleural Fluid in Drug-Induced Lupus
A rare clinical case: detection of lupus erythematosus (LE) cells in eosinophils of pleural fluid in drug-induced lupus erythematosus caused by carbamazepine.
Lab test interpretation
Leptotrichia and Fungal Mycelium in Vaginal Smear
Morphological features of Leptotrichia, pseudomycelium, and Candida fungal spores in a vaginal smear for flora microscopy. A practical example.
Parasitology
Mites in Stool: Clinical Significance of Microscopic Findings
Discovering mites in a stool sample during microscopy: causes of pseudoparasitism, differential diagnosis, and the clinical significance of this finding in a coprogram.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts on Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of blasts with Auer rods on a peripheral blood smear. A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia with severe thrombocytopenia.
Lab test interpretation
Nasal Secretion Cytology: Cells in Rhinocytogram
Morphology of nasal secretion cells: identification of eosinophils, neutrophils, and epithelial cells during microscopy of a nasal smear (rhinocytogram).
Lab test interpretation
Plasma Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Clinical Case
Morphology of plasma cells in a stained cerebrospinal fluid smear from a patient after cerebellar glioblastoma resection. Romanowsky stain, x1000 magnification.
Parasitology
Strongyloides stercoralis Rhabditiform Larva in Stool
Detection of Strongyloides stercoralis rhabditiform larva during stool microscopy in a 6-year-old child. Laboratory diagnosis of strongyloidiasis.
Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Cervical Adenocarcinoma
Cytological signs of cervical adenocarcinoma: atypical cell clusters, nuclear polymorphism, and scrape microscopy in a clinical case.
Laboratory methods
Optical Platelet Count (PLT-O) on Hematology Analyzer
Understanding the principle of optical fluorescent platelet counting (PLT-O) in the RET channel of a hematology analyzer, scattergram interpretation, and IPF fraction.
Lab test interpretation
Cystine Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphological features of cystine crystals in urine sediment: differentiating hexagonal plates from leukocytes and erythrocytes during microscopy.