Hematology
Niemann-Pick Disease: Storage Cells in Bone Marrow
A clinical case of Niemann-Pick disease in a 4-year-old child: morphology of foamy storage cells in a bone marrow aspirate smear.
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.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Morphology: Poikilocytosis and Anisocytosis Types
An illustrated atlas of erythrocyte morphology: main forms of poikilocytes and variants of anisocytosis in peripheral blood smear microscopy.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Identifying a Rare Parasite
A diagnostic challenge in laboratory parasitology: microscopy of a 95 µm finding. Clinical clues and morphological features provided.
Oncohematology
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Morphology and Markers
A clinical case of acute promyelocytic leukemia: pancytopenia, blasts, CD34- and HLA-DR- immunophenotype, myeloperoxidase cytochemistry, and management strategy.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis in Osteoarthropathy
Clinical case: mutilating osteoarthropathy and 30% plasmacytosis in the bone marrow of a 12-year-old child. Morphology of plasma cells, Mott cells, and Russell bodies.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Chromia: Normochromia, Hypochromia, Hyperchromia
Morphological assessment of erythrocytes in peripheral blood smears: signs of normochromia, hypochromia, and hyperchromia in the differential diagnosis of anemias.
Oncohematology
Peripheral Blood Blasts in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Morphology of blasts in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing therapy: leukopenia and 21% blast cells.
Hematology
Gaucher Cells in Bone Marrow Smear of a Child
Gaucher cells found in the bone marrow of a 2-year-old child with splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, and anemia. Morphological features and clinical picture.
Lab test interpretation
Granular Casts in Urine Sediment: Microscopy and Genesis
Morphology and clinical significance of granular casts in urine sediment. Causes of formation, differential diagnosis in renal pathology.
Oncohematology
Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological examination of bone marrow in a child with Burkitt's lymphoma: differential diagnosis of osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and tumor cells.
Oncohematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation Amid Hyposegmentation in MDS
Case study of suspected MDS in an 86-year-old patient: pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly of neutrophil nuclei, macrocytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and analyzer data.
Hematology
Polychromatophilia in a Peripheral Blood Smear
What polychromatophilia of erythrocytes in a blood smear means: causes of polychromatophils, connection with reticulocytosis and enhanced erythropoiesis.