Parasitology
Veterinary Parasitology: Laboratory Diagnostics
Screenshots from a veterinary parasitology video lesson: identifying helminth eggs, Toxoplasma oocysts, nematode larvae, and ticks in animal biomaterial.
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
Morphology of Koilocytes in Cervical Cytology with HPV
Cytological signs of human papillomavirus infection: koilocyte morphology, perinuclear cytoplasmic clearing, and nuclear atypia in cervical smears.
Clinical cases
Canine Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cytology
Cytological features of canine cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: accumulation of undifferentiated keratinocytes and atypical cells with keratinization in an impression smear.
Parasitology
Neurocysticercosis: MRI and Taenia Solium Cyst Gross Specimen
Neurocysticercosis develops when Taenia solium larvae invade the CNS. Cystic lesion on brain MRI and gross photo of removed cysticerci.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia: Blood Count Dynamics and Blasts in Smear
A clinical case of acute leukemia manifestation: transformation from leukopenia to leukocytosis with the appearance of blasts in peripheral blood over a month.
Lab test interpretation
Candida spp. Mycelium in Urogenital Smear Microscopy
Microscopic findings of candidiasis: detection of mycelium and budding Candida spp. cells during the examination of a urogenital smear for flora.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Acanthamoeba in Corneal Scrape
Microscopy of a corneal scrape in Acanthamoeba keratitis: morphology of Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts amidst pronounced neutrophilic infiltration.
Parasitology
Stool Microscopy Challenge: Helminth Egg Identification
A parasitology diagnostic challenge: identify the parasite species from a photomicrograph of a 50 µm egg found during copro-ovoscopy.
Clinical cases
Atypical Cells in Sputum Cytology Smear
A clinical case of bloody sputum cytology: discovery of cell complexes with marked atypia during microscopy with Romanowsky staining.
Hematology
Normocytic Anemia: Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stages of laboratory diagnosis for normocytic anemias: evaluating reticulocytes, blood smear, ferritin, bone marrow examination, and underlying causes.
Oncohematology
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Blood and Bone Marrow Picture
Clinical case of chronic myeloid leukemia: hyperleukocytosis 331 thousand/µL, blood cell morphology and myelogram, leukocyte differential shift to blasts.
Parasitology
Microreptilioidum: Description of a Reptile-like Skin Parasite
An analysis of Microreptilioidum from N.I. Chernomortseva's atlas of parasitic skin microfauna: morphology, a clinical case, and ulcer diagnosis.