Lab test interpretation
Leptothrix in Vaginal Smear: Microscopic Features
Explore the morphology and microscopic characteristics of Leptothrix in vaginal smears. Learn about filamentous Leptothrix bacteria on epithelial surfaces and in microflora.
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: Dacrocytes in Blood Smear
Detection of dacrocytes in a peripheral blood smear: a clinical case of a 69-year-old female patient, smear microscopy, and causes of teardrop cells.
Oncohematology
Metastatic Bone Marrow Involvement: Cytological Findings
A clinical case of metastatic bone marrow involvement: thrombocytopenia, myelocytic left shift, and atypical cell complexes in the myelogram.
Lab test interpretation
Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Urethral Smear Microscopy
Morphological features of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urethral smear microscopy: leukocyte clusters, intracellular and extracellular kidney-bean-shaped diplococci.
Oncohematology
Granular Blasts vs. Dysplastic Promyelocytes in MDS Morphology
IWGM-MDS criteria for differentiating granular blasts and dysplastic promyelocytes: evaluating the Golgi zone, chromatin, and granularity.
Oncohematology
Monoblast and Promonocyte Morphology in AML M5a
Explore the morphology of monoblasts and promonocytes in acute myeloid leukemia (FAB M5a). Understand the role of promonocytes as blast equivalents in cell maturation arrest.
Oncohematology
Blast Morphology and Mitotic Figures in Acute Leukemia
Criteria for morphological assessment of blasts: chromatin, N/C ratio, nucleoli, and identification of mitotic figures in acute leukemia bone marrow smears.
Oncohematology
Cup-like Blasts with Cup-shaped Nuclei in Blood Smear
Clinical case: morphology of cup-like blasts with cup-shaped nuclei in a peripheral blood smear from a 65-year-old female patient with acute leukemia.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood with Profound Leukopenia
A clinical case of acute leukemia presenting with profound leukopenia and pancytopenia. Discusses leukocyte differential count, blast morphology, and scattergrams.
Hematology
Thalassemia vs. Iron Deficiency Anemia: Differential Diagnosis
How to differentiate minor thalassemia from iron deficiency anemia: the role of ferritin, erythrocyte indices MCV and RDW, and hemoglobin electrophoresis in diagnosis.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis in Stool: Adult Pinworm with Eggs
A case of an adult female Enterobius vermicularis with eggs found during stool microscopy in a child. Morphological features of the pinworm.
Oncohematology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Child with Down Syndrome
Clinical case of acute myeloid leukemia in a child with Down syndrome: hyperleukocytosis, blast morphology with Auer rods, and cytochemistry.