Hematology
Drug-Induced Agranulocytosis: Bone Marrow Cytology
A clinical case of drug-induced agranulocytosis: maturation arrest at the promyelocyte stage and pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly of neutrophils in the bone marrow.
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
Drug Crystals in Coprogram: Identification and Differential Diagnosis
Morphology of drug crystals during fecal microscopy in coprogram: features of identification and differential diagnosis of elements.
Lab test interpretation
Iodophilic Flora in Coprogram with Lugol's Stain
Morphology of iodophilic flora in coprogram: staining with Lugol's solution in a stool sample. Detection of large cocci and small rods by microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Multinucleated Transitional Epithelium in Urinalysis
Urine sediment microscopy at 40x magnification: a quadrinucleated transitional epithelial cell against a background of altered erythrocytes. Cytomorphology features.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Toxocara canis Egg with Infective Larva
Light microscopy of an infective Toxocara canis nematode egg containing a developed larva. Laboratory diagnosis of toxocariasis.
Clinical cases
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features
Cytological features of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: pronounced cellular polymorphism, giant multinucleated cells, and atypia in FNA smears.
Lab test interpretation
Plant Pollen in Urine Sediment: A Microscopy Artifact
Microscopy of urine sediment: identifying aster pollen as an incidental sample artifact. Morphological features of pollen grains at 400x magnification.
Parasitology
Giardia lamblia Cysts in Stool Sample with Lugol's Solution
Microscopic detection of Giardia lamblia cysts in a stool sample stained with Lugol's solution. Parasite morphology in laboratory diagnosis of giardiasis.
Lab test interpretation
Iodophilic Flora in Stool: Clostridia on Microscopy
Morphological features of iodophilic flora in coprogram: large clostridia in stool sample, free and inside digestible fiber.
Education
Laboratory Hematology Simulator: Leukoforumula Game
Major update to the Leukoforumula hematology simulator: blood cell atlas with 3000 photos, diagnostic quiz, and new game mechanics for doctors.
Lab test interpretation
Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Stool: Diagnostic Significance
Features of detecting Charcot-Leyden crystals in stool. Causes of their appearance during coprogram microscopy: eosinophilic inflammation, helminthiasis, and allergies.
Parasitology
Entamoeba coli: Cyst Morphology and Clinical Significance
Microscopy features of Entamoeba coli in stool: morphology of intestinal amoeba cysts, commensal status, and management in patients with diarrhea.