Hematology
Bacteria and Fungi in Blood Smears: Sepsis or Artifact?
How to distinguish true bacteremia in sepsis from blood smear contamination and staining artifacts. Analysis of microscopic findings and fungal spores.
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
Digestible Fiber and Starch in Coprogram Analysis
Microscopy of a native stool sample reveals a digestible plant fiber cell filled with partially digested starch grains. A case study.
Oncohematology
Dendritic Cell Neoplasm: Bone Marrow Cell Morphology
A clinical case of agranulocytosis in a young female patient: cytopenic syndrome and atypical blast cells in a bone marrow smear, with suspicion of BPDCN.
Hematology
Cold Agglutination in Complete Blood Count: A Case Study
A case of cold agglutination: false MCHC elevation, sample appearance in tube and microscopy, and parameter correction after 37°C incubation.
Parasitology
Babesiosis (Piroplasmosis): Detecting Babesia in Blood Smears
Microscopy of blood smears in babesiosis (piroplasmosis): paired pear-shaped Babesia inclusions in erythrocytes, thrombocytopenia, and cytolysis in blood tests.
Hematology
Reticulocytes: Supravital Staining and Clinical Significance
Morphology of reticulocytes, methods of supravital blood smear staining, reference ranges, causes of reticulocytosis and reticulocytopenia in clinical practice.
Hemostasis
Giant Platelets: Morphology and Analyzer Errors
Learn about the morphology of giant platelets in blood smears and the causes of errors during impedance cell counting on hematology analyzers.
Hematology
Monocyte Morphology and Differential Diagnosis in Blood Smears
Criteria for monocyte identification in blood smears: morphological differences from lymphocytes, reactive forms, and neutrophils during differential leukocyte count.
Hemostasis
Giant Platelet in a Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of giant platelets in peripheral blood smears. Peculiarities of manual cell counting in sodium citrate samples, Romanowsky staining.
Hematology
Proerythroblast: Morphological Features of the Cell
Morphological criteria of proerythroblasts: nucleus structure, delicate reticular chromatin, nucleoli, and basophilic cytoplasm of erythroid cells.
Parasitology
Trichomoniasis in Pregnancy: Vaginal Smear Microscopy
A clinical case of detecting Trichomonas vaginalis and massive leukocytosis in a genital tract smear from a pregnant patient at 38 weeks.
Hematology
Howell-Jolly Bodies in Blood Smear: Morphology & Case Study
A clinical case of Howell-Jolly bodies in erythrocytes (+++) in a 68-year-old female patient. Morphology of inclusions in blood smear and hematology analyzer data.