Hematology
Pappenheimer Bodies in Blood Smear: Siderocytes and Diagnosis
Morphology of Pappenheimer bodies in peripheral blood smear with standard staining. Features of siderocytes, iron inclusions, and differential diagnosis.
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
LE Cells in Blood Smear: Morphology and Formation
What LE cells are in systemic lupus erythematosus: morphological signs of nuclear material phagocytosis by neutrophils in a blood smear.
Oncohematology
Multiple Myeloma: Blood Smear and Bone Marrow Aspirate
A clinical case of multiple myeloma: rouleaux formation in peripheral blood smear and trinucleated plasma cells in bone marrow aspirate.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Prostatic Secretion: A Microscopic Finding
Microscopy of prostatic secretion: detection and morphology of amyloid bodies at 400x magnification. Features of layered concretions in the smear.
Laboratory methods
Blood Test Errors on 3-DIFF Hematology Analyzers
Causes of falsely elevated and decreased CBC parameters (WBC, RBC, HGB, PLT) on 3-DIFF hematology analyzers and rules for their interpretation.
Oncohematology
Elongated Mature Lymphocytes in CLL Blood Smear
Morphology of elongated mature lymphocytes in a blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Causes of spindle-shaped cell deformation and the influence of EDTA anticoagulant.
Hematology
Myelogram Indicators in Hematological Diseases
Comparative table of myelogram changes in anemias, infections, leukemias, and agranulocytosis, contrasted with normal bone marrow indicators.
Hematology
Artifacts and Inclusions in Lymphocyte Cytoplasm
How to distinguish true cytoplasmic inclusions from fixation and staining artifacts in a blood smear: morphological features and differential diagnosis.
Parasitology
Microfilariae in Blood Smear: Diagnosing Dirofilariasis
Detection of microfilariae in peripheral blood smears in cutaneous and cardiac dirofilariasis. Features of differential morphological diagnosis of larvae.
Hematology
Blister Cells and Pyknocytes: Erythrocyte Morphology
Morphological features of blister cells (pyknocytes) in a blood smear. Causes of appearance in G6PD deficiency, infections, and pyknocytosis.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Blood Smear: AML Relapse Cytomorphology
A clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) relapse: cytomorphological features of myeloblasts in a peripheral blood smear.
Hematology
Laboratory Diagnostics of Pancytopenia: Blood and Bone Marrow
A case of severe pancytopenia: analyzer results, blood smear morphology, and hypocellular bone marrow aspirate in a 79-year-old patient.