Parasitology
Acanthocephaliasis: Diagnosing Moniliformis moniliformis
Morphological diagnosis of acanthocephaliasis: differentiation of Moniliformis moniliformis eggs, proboscis structure with hooks, and human infection routes.
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.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Cervical Canal Smear: A Case Study
Morphological features of trichomoniasis in a cervical canal smear (locus C). Microscopic examination of discharge with a pronounced leukocyte reaction.
Laboratory methods
Cytological Criteria for Malignancy in Tumors
Key cytological criteria of malignancy: anisocytosis, anisokaryosis, atypical mitoses, nuclear polymorphism, and cell cannibalism in microscopy.
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.
Clinical cases
Cytological Features of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix
Microscopic signs of moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix in smears: cellular polymorphism, nuclear atypia, and hyperchromasia.
Lab test interpretation
Undigested Plant Fiber in Coprogram: Microscopic Features
Microscopy of a native stool sample during coprological examination: morphological characteristics of undigested plant fiber.
Lab test interpretation
Undigested Plant Fiber Stomata in Coprogram
Morphology of undigested plant fiber in stool: microscopy of plant stomata during coprological examination in laboratory practice.
Lab test interpretation
Total Antibodies and IgG in Syphilis ELISA Diagnostics
Why are total antibodies to Treponema pallidum positive, but IgG negative? An explanation from an ELISA test system manufacturer and differential diagnostics.
Laboratory methods
Goryaev Chamber: Coverslips and Operating Rules
Peculiarities of working with the Goryaev chamber in the lab: coverslip grinding, appearance of Newton's rings, counting formed elements, and common errors.
Parasitology
Morphology of Toxoplasma gondii Tachyzoites in Smears
Features of detecting Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in acute infection. Differential diagnosis of toxoplasmosis, histoplasmosis, and leishmaniasis in smears.
Parasitology
Reindeer Helminthiasis: Coproscopic Diagnosis
Morphology of helminth eggs and larvae in reindeer by coproscopy: Dicrocoelium trematodes, Nematodirella, Marshallagia, Skrjabinema nematodes, and strongyles.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
A veterinary clinical case: elongated micro-objects, approximately 23 µm, found in dog feces during enteropathy under therapy.