Lab test interpretation
Differentiating Leptothrix and Mycelium in Vaginal Smears
Learn the morphological differences between Leptothrix and Candida mycelium in vaginal smears, including thread shape, spore presence, and diagnostic criteria.
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
Trichinella spiralis Larvae in Muscles in Trichinellosis
Trichinella spiralis larvae in muscle tissue in trichinellosis: disease pathogenesis, invasion stages, clinical symptoms, and muscle complications.
Lab test interpretation
Epithelial Casts in Urine: Causes and Morphology
What epithelial casts in urine sediment mean: formation mechanism, microscopy, association with acute tubular necrosis and toxic kidney damage.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Parasite from Bile Ducts
A clinical parasitology case: a helminth found in a bile duct drain from a Chinese patient who consumed raw fish. Identify the pathogen.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case: Interpreting Changes in a Smear
A diagnostic cytology exercise: determine which patient clinical history corresponds to the microscopic changes in the smear.
Parasitology
Feline Aelurostrongylosis: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cytology
Clinical case of feline aelurostrongylosis: Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae and eosinophilia in BAL cytology, lung radiography before and after therapy.
Parasitology
Trichomonads in Flora Smear: Methylene Blue Microscopy
Microscopic image of Trichomonas vaginalis in genital discharge, stained with methylene blue, immersion magnification ×1000.
Parasitology
Morphology of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Romanowsky Stain
Microscopy of Trichomonas vaginalis in a gynecological smear stained by Romanowsky method: detection of trichomonad trophozoites, leukocyte reaction, and flora.
Lab test interpretation
Cystine Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphological features of cystine crystals in urine sediment in cystinuria. Identification of characteristic hexagonal plates during microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Case Study: Spherical Structures in Vaginal Smear
A clinical microscopy exercise on a vaginal smear from a 58-year-old woman: identify the origin of multiple spherical objects.
Parasitology
Morphology of Taenia Solium Eggs: Diagnosing Taeniasis
Morphological criteria for Taenia solium eggs: radial striation of the embryophore of pork tapeworm oncospheres in microscopic diagnosis of taeniasis.
Laboratory methods
Blood Group and Rh Factor Determination by Gel Cards
The principle of the gel technique in immunohematology: examples of ABO blood group and Rh factor determination with agglutination assessment in micro-wells.