Lab test interpretation
Eosinophils in Urine Sediment in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
A clinical case of eosinophiluria in a patient with Duhring's dermatitis: cytological picture and morphology of eosinophils in stained urine sediment.
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
Hematology Exercise: Erythrocyte Identification in Blood Smear
A diagnostic exercise in blood smear microscopy. Identify altered cells in a patient with hepatomegaly and jaundice. Erythrocyte morphology test.
Lab test interpretation
Charcot-Leyden Crystals in Native Sputum Smears
Morphology of Charcot-Leyden crystals in native sputum smears. Causes of formation from eosinophil breakdown, association with bronchial asthma and helminthic invasions.
Hematology
Identifying Atypical Cells in Blood Smear with Anemia and Thrombocytopenia
Clinical case: anemia and thrombocytopenia in a 73-year-old female patient, automated monocytosis. Help identify atypical cells in the blood smear.
Hematology
Promyelocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological features of promyelocytes: nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio, azurophilic granules, Golgi zone, and identification criteria in blood smears.
Hematology
Pinocchio Cells in Blood Smear: Lymphocyte Morphology
Morphological features of Pinocchio cells in blood smears during interleukin-2 therapy. Immunophenotype and cytochemical markers of activated T-lymphocytes.
Oncohematology
Feline Erythroid Leukemia: Blood Cell Morphology
A clinical case of erythroid leukemia in a cat. Morphological features of peripheral blood cells, increased white blood cell count.
Oncohematology
Melanoma Metastasis to Bone Marrow: Cytology and Biopsy
A clinical case of melanoma metastasizing to the bone marrow: cytological features of aspirate, black trephine biopsy, and histological examination.
Lab test interpretation
Ascitic Fluid Cytology: Multinucleated Mesothelial Cells
Morphological features of multinucleated (polyploid) mesothelial cells with microvilli during microscopic examination of ascitic fluid sediment.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia M4: Blast Morphology in Blood
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML M4): morphology of blasts in peripheral blood, pancytopenia, and analyzer printout.
Oncohematology
Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg Cells in Cytology
Features of cytological diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma: differentiation of classic binucleated Reed-Sternberg cells and mononucleated Hodgkin cells.
Oncohematology
Myeloproliferative Disease: Bone Marrow Findings
A clinical case study of a patient with marked neutrophilia. Cytological features of bone marrow in suspected myeloproliferative disease.