Hemostasis
Platelet Satellitism in Peripheral Blood Smear
Platelet satellitism in blood smear: platelet adhesion to neutrophils in EDTA-dependent pseudothrombocytopenia. Clinical case of a 71-year-old female patient.
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.
Hematology
Hemophagocytosis in Bone Marrow in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A clinical case of hemophagocytosis in a bone marrow smear from a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and severe leukopenia. Macrophage morphology.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood Smear of an Adolescent
Clinical case of blasts found in the blood smear of a 14-year-old adolescent with leukocytosis, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Morphological features of blast cells.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis in Multiple Myeloma
A clinical case of multiple myeloma: 56% plasma cells in bone marrow aspirate, binucleated forms, and narrowed hematopoietic lineages.
Clinical cases
Gonorrhea Diagnosis: Intracellular Diplococci on Gram Stain
A clinical case of intracellular diplococci detection in a Gram-stained smear. Criteria for suspected gonorrhea and formulation in the laboratory report.
Hematology
Normoblasts in Adult Peripheral Blood Smear: A Case Study
A clinical case of 91 normoblasts per 100 leukocytes in a peripheral blood smear from a 53-year-old female patient: microscopy and digital morphometry.
Clinical cases
Rare Morphological Findings in Biomaterial Microscopy
Microscopic findings in clinical diagnostic laboratories: botryoid neutrophil segmentation, karyorrhexis, blast with Auer rods, signet ring cells, and uric acid crystals.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Causes and Diagnostic Criteria
Criteria for neutrophil hypersegmentation in blood smears. Diagnostic significance in vitamin B12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency, MDS, and other pathologies.
Lab test interpretation
Blood in Stool: Microscopic Analysis of Native Coprogram Sample
Microscopic and macroscopic detection of blood in stool during coprological examination: massive accumulation of unaltered erythrocytes. A clinical case study.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Morphology in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Clinical case review of MDS: dyserythropoiesis, multinucleated erythroblasts, micromegakaryocytes, and hemogram findings in myelodysplasia.
Hematology
Bone Marrow in B12-Deficiency Anemia: Microscopy
Microscopy of bone marrow smear in B12-deficiency anemia: megaloblastic erythropoiesis, giant metamyelocytes, and hypersegmented neutrophils.
Parasitology
Malaria Parasites in Blood Smears and Thick Blood Films
Microscopic diagnosis of malaria: morphology of Plasmodium stages in thin blood smears and thick blood films. Examples from archived slides.