Parasitology
Reindeer Helminthiasis: Coproscopic Diagnosis
Morphology of helminth eggs and larvae in reindeer by coproscopy: Dicrocoelium trematodes, Nematodirella, Marshallagia, Skrjabinema nematodes, and strongyles.
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
Basophil Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Unusual basophil morphology in a peripheral blood smear: characteristic basophilic granularity and identification features of granulocytic cells.
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Cylinders and Renal Epithelium
Atlas of urine sediment in proteinuria (3 g/L): microscopy of fatty, waxy, granular, and epithelial casts, as well as renal epithelial cells.
Clinical cases
Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Keratinization in BAL Cytology
Cytological features of squamous cell carcinoma with keratinization in bronchoalveolar lavage: cell polymorphism, nuclear atypia, and cytoplasmic keratinization.
Parasitology
Chilomastix mesnili Cysts: Fecal Smear Microscopy
Microscopic identification of Chilomastix mesnili cysts in stool: characteristic morphological features with Lugol's iodine and trichrome staining.
Clinical cases
Splendore-Hoeppli Phenomenon in Pulmonary Actinomycosis
The Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon: causes of eosinophilic cuff formation, morphology of "sulfur granules" in pulmonary actinomycosis, and cytological diagnosis.
Lab test interpretation
Fatty Casts and Renal Epithelium in Urine Sediment
Urine sediment microscopy in a patient with proteinuria (3 g/L): fatty, granular, and epithelial casts, vacuolization and fatty degeneration of renal epithelium.
Parasitology
Cryptosporidium Oocysts with Acid-Fast Staining
Morphology and staining artifacts of Cryptosporidium sp. oocysts using the acid-fast method: differentiation from yeast cells in a smear.
Parasitology
Anisakiasis: Anisakis Larvae Morphology and Diagnosis
Morphological features of Anisakis larvae: caudal spine and cephalic structures. Infection routes, clinical presentation of anisakiasis, and fish decontamination rules.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts on Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of blast cells with Auer rods on a peripheral blood smear in acute myeloid leukemia. Cytological diagnostic criteria.
Parasitology
Clonorchis sinensis Eggs: Microscopy and Identification
Microscopic features of Clonorchis sinensis eggs: size, operculum with shoulders, apical knob, and similarity to Opisthorchis spp. eggs.
Laboratory methods
Vacuum Blood Serum Tubes in Clinical Diagnostic Labs
Purpose and rules for using vacuum tubes with clot activators to obtain blood serum for laboratory biochemical analyses in clinical diagnostic practice.