Oncohematology
Botkin-Gümprecht Shadows in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Peripheral blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): mature lymphocytes and characteristic Botkin-Gümprecht shadows under light microscopy.
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.
Oncohematology
Auer Rods in Blasts on Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of blasts with Auer rods on a peripheral blood smear. A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia with severe thrombocytopenia.
Lab test interpretation
Waxy Casts in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphology of waxy casts in native urine samples at 400x magnification: cracks, hemoglobin impregnation, and associated hematuria.
Clinical cases
Cervical Liquid-Based Cytology Case Study: ThinPrep
A clinical case in gynecological cytology: identify epithelial changes in a 44-year-old woman's ThinPrep slide based on the provided micrograph.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Lymphocytosis with Normal Blood Counts
A clinical case of atypical lymphocytes in the bone marrow of a patient with weight loss and normal peripheral blood counts. Learn more.
Clinical cases
Cervical Cytology Smear: A Microscopy Exercise
A clinical cytology exercise: microscopy of a cervical smear from a 16-year-old patient. Test your knowledge of the morphological features of pathological cells.
Hematology
Endothelial Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear: Morphology
Morphology of endothelial cells in blood smears during severe conditions and intoxications: identifying features and differential diagnosis with atypical cells.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis Eggs in Urine Sediment: A Case Study
A clinical case report on the detection of Enterobius vermicularis eggs during urine sediment microscopy in a patient hospitalized in a gynecology department.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Causes and Morphology
Morphology of erythrocytes with Howell-Jolly bodies in peripheral blood: a clinical case of a 69-year-old female patient with macrocytosis, thrombocytosis, and normoblastosis.
Hematology
Eosinophilia in a Blood Smear During an Allergic Reaction
Morphology of eosinophils in a peripheral blood smear during a pronounced allergic reaction. Microscopic picture of eosinophilia, Romanowsky stain.
Hematology
Critical Normoblastosis in Severe Microcytic Anemia
A case of severe microcytic anemia with normoblastosis (864/100 WBC): erythrocyte morphology, target cells, Howell-Jolly bodies, and analyzer scattergram.
Clinical cases
Diagnosing Gonorrhea by Microscopic Smear Examination
Microscopic signs of gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) in urogenital smears: clusters of diplococci, leukocyte reaction, and PCR confirmation.