Parasitology
Toxascaris leonina Eggs: Morphology and Microscopy
Characteristic features of Toxascaris leonina eggs in fecal microscopy: smooth outer shell with a wavy inner membrane and differential 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
Echinococcus protoscoleces in a liver cyst sample
Microscopic detection of Echinococcus protoscoleces and hooks during cytological examination of liver cyst contents with Papanicolaou staining.
Oncohematology
Peripheral Blood Blasts in a Case of Leukopenia
Clinical case of 22% blasts detected in a blood smear from a 36-year-old female patient with pancytopenia: leukopenia 2.1×10⁹/L, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.
Lab test interpretation
Protein Electrophoresis Case: Band Between Beta and Gamma
Clinical case study on serum protein electrophoresis: interpreting an additional fraction between beta- and gamma-globulins with total protein 72 g/L.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies & Cabot Rings: Morphology in Blood Smear
Morphology of erythrocyte inclusions: characteristics of Howell-Jolly bodies and Cabot rings in peripheral blood smears, their causes, and clinical significance.
Oncohematology
Atypical Plasma Cells in Multiple Myeloma: Morphology
Morphological features of plasma cells in bone marrow in multiple myeloma: loss of perinuclear halo, multinucleated plasma cells.
Hematology
Elliptocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smears
How to distinguish true elliptocytes in a blood smear from preparation artifacts: cell orientation features and microscopic evaluation criteria.
Hematology
Atypical Mononuclear Cells: Blood Smear & Scattergram
Clinical case: atypical mononuclear cells (32%) and leukocytosis 21.38×10⁹/L in a 23-year-old female patient. Sysmex WDF and WPC scattergrams, cytology, and leukocyte differential.
Oncohematology
Mycosis Pathogens in Oncohematology: Diagnostics
Colony morphology and microscopic characteristics of invasive mycosis pathogens in oncohematology patients. Diagnostic methods and key features.
Lab test interpretation
Tzanck Smear in Herpetic Stomatitis: Cytology
Cytological features of a Tzanck smear in herpetic stomatitis: detection of multinucleated epithelial giant cells of herpes simplex virus.
Oncohematology
Blasts in CBC for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Clinical case of CML: 7% blasts, myelocytes, and metamyelocytes in CBC. Cell morphology and the importance of blast count in myeloid leukemia.
Clinical cases
Cytology Case: Gynecological Smear of a 56-Year-Old Patient
Clinical cytology case: differential diagnosis of cellular changes in a ThinPrep gynecological smear from a 56-year-old patient.