Parasitology
Balantidiasis: Morphology of Balantioides coli Trophozoite
Microscopic identification features of Balantioides coli (Balantidium coli) trophozoite: cytostome, ciliary covering, and balantidiasis diagnosis.
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
Avian Heterakidosis: Detecting Heterakis gallinarum Nematodes
Microscopic detection of Heterakis gallinarum nematodes in the contents of avian cecum. Laboratory diagnosis of heterakidosis in birds.
Lab test interpretation
Normal Mesothelium Morphology in Cytology
Cytological features of normal mesothelium: cell morphology, round nucleus, basophilic cytoplasm, and characteristic pink border under the microscope.
Hematology
Blood Cell Morphology: Analysis of Rare and Complex Cases
Analysis of rare diagnostic findings in blood and bone marrow smears: plasmacytes, schistocytes, erythrophagocytosis, blasts, and malaria trophozoites.
Parasitology
Morphology of Giardia duodenalis Trophozoite: Anatomy
Anatomical structure of Giardia duodenalis trophozoite: nuclei, adhesive disc, flagella, and median bodies. Morphological markers of Giardia in the laboratory.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Blood & Bone Marrow Smears
A 73-year-old female patient with suspected acute promyelocytic leukemia: hemogram parameters, atypical promyelocytes in blood and bone marrow.
Lab test interpretation
Neutral Magnesium Phosphate in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Microscopy of urine sediment: morphology of neutral magnesium phosphate crystals (magnesium phosphate) at 400x magnification. Features of crystalluria.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Enterobius vermicularis: Eggs and Larval Emergence
Microscopic identification features of Enterobius vermicularis eggs in enterobiasis: shell morphology and a rare shot of a pinworm larva emerging from an egg.
Lab test interpretation
Stool Microscopy Challenge: Identify the Finding
A clinical case study in stool microscopy: an unidentified structure in a Lugol's solution preparation. Determine the nature of the finding during coprological analysis.
Lab test interpretation
Fecal Microscopy: Differentiating Elements in Coprograms
A detailed study of small elements in coprograms: microscopy of native fecal samples and evaluation of structures with Lugol's solution and methylene blue staining.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopy
Morphological variants of uric acid crystals in urine sediment microscopy: rosettes, plates, and polymorphic druses at 400x magnification.
Lab test interpretation
Amoxicillin Crystals in Urine Sediment: Microscopic Analysis
Morphology of amoxicillin crystals in urine sediment by phase-contrast, light, and polarized microscopy: diagnosing drug-induced crystalluria.