Lab test interpretation
Starch Grains in Stool: Microscopic Picture of Amylorrhea
Microscopic detection of starch grains in stool (amylorrhea). Methylene blue stain, ×400 magnification. Assessment of carbohydrate digestion.
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
Plasmacytic Leukemia: Plasma Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear
25% plasma cells found in a peripheral blood smear from a 79-year-old male. Morphological features of atypical plasma cells in plasmacytic leukemia.
Lab test interpretation
Diagnostic Challenge: Identifying Salts in Urine Sediment
Urine sediment microscopy: help identify an unusually shaped crystalline formation. A question on the differential diagnosis of salts.
Lab test interpretation
Differential Diagnosis of Hypotrophy in Children
Diagnostic algorithm for hypotrophy in children: assessment of clinical signs, somatic pathologies, infections, and complete blood count parameters.
Hematology
Giant Neutrophils in Bone Marrow with B12 Deficiency
A clinical case of severe vitamin B12, folic acid, and iron deficiency: giant cells with hypersegmented nuclei in a bone marrow smear.
Oncohematology
Primary Plasma Cell Leukemia with Lymphoid-Like Morphology
A case study of primary plasma cell leukemia with lymphoid-like cell morphology: blood smear, flow cytometry, and cytogenetics data.
Oncohematology
Eosinophilic Leukemia in a Salamander Blood Smear
Morphology of a monocyte and immature eosinophils in a peripheral blood smear of a tiger salamander with eosinophilic leukemia. Wright-Giemsa stain.
Laboratory methods
Shubich Method: Granulocyte Cationic Protein Detection
The principle of Shubich's cytochemical reaction with bromophenol blue: detecting cationic lysosomal proteins as granules in the cytoplasm of blood neutrophils.
Hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease: Sutimlimab Therapy
Results of C1s complement inhibitor sutimlimab in cold agglutinin disease: dynamics of hemoglobin, bilirubin, and reticulocytes.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Helminth Egg Identification in Stool
A clinical parasitology exercise: differential diagnosis of helminthiasis based on egg morphology in stool during a routine check-up of a cafeteria worker.
Laboratory methods
Digital Blood Smear Microscopy on a Hematology Analyzer
An example of digital blood smear microscopy on a hematology analyzer: leukocyte visualization quality and cell morphology assessment in an image gallery.
Oncohematology
Tongue Involvement in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Clinical case of extramedullary tongue involvement in acute myeloid leukemia (AML): leukemic blast deposits on the mucous membrane.