Parasitology
Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Parasite in a Blood Smear
A clinical case of Plasmodium falciparum detection in a blood smear from a febrile patient. Morphology of malaria parasite trophozoites and gametocytes.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Ferritin Test Limitations in Inflammation and Fever
Why you shouldn't test ferritin during fever and inflammation: the role of acute phase proteins, and changes in MCV and MCHC indices in anemia of chronic disease.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Blood Smear & Blasts
A clinical case of acute promyelocytic leukemia: thrombocytopenia, hemorrhagic syndrome, and the morphology of atypical promyelocytes in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in a Peripheral Blood Smear
Blood smear morphology in suspected CML: leukocytosis 397×10⁹/L, left shift to blasts, basophilia, eosinophilia, Harlequin cells, and micromegakaryocytes.
Hematology
Lymphocyte Morphology and Leukocytosis in Pertussis
A clinical case of pertussis in a 2-year-old child: pronounced lymphocytosis, lymphocytes with cleaved nuclei, and smudge cells in the blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Hyaline-Droplet Casts in Urine Sediment in Myeloma
Morphology of hyaline-droplet casts in urine sediment in a patient with multiple myeloma: diagnostic significance and microscopy in nephropathy.
Oncohematology
Blasts in a Child's Blood Smear: Suspecting Acute Leukemia
Detection of 20% blasts in a peripheral blood smear from a 1-year-old child. Morphological features of blast cells in the diagnosis of acute leukemias in pediatrics.
Hemostasis
Platelet Count in EDTA-Dependent Pseudothrombocytopenia
A clinical case review of analyzer vs. Fonio method discrepancies in platelet aggregation. Discusses causes of pseudothrombocytopenia and the citrate test.
Oncohematology
Hairy Cell Leukemia: Lymphocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphological features of hairy lymphocytes in a blood smear during cytopenia. Romanowsky stain, villous cytoplasmic projections in leukemia.
Oncohematology
Intercellular Adhesion of Blasts in Acute Leukemia
The role of integrins and membrane proteins in intercellular adhesion of blasts in acute leukemia. Features of leukemic cell aggregation in peripheral blood smears.
Hematology
Schistocytes in Postpartum Thrombotic Microangiopathy
Clinical case of 5% schistocytes in a postpartum blood smear: differential diagnosis of TMA, atypical HUS, TTP, and HELLP syndrome.
Hematology
Blood Smear in Beta-Thalassemia Post-Splenectomy
Peripheral blood picture in beta-thalassemia after splenectomy: severe anisopoikilocytosis, target cells, normoblasts, and Howell-Jolly bodies.