Clinical cases
Urethral Smear Microscopy: Detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A clinical case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection in a urethral smear from a 34-year-old man. Microscopic findings of Gram-negative diplococci within neutrophils.
Tag
Bacterial Infection
Hematology
Neutrophil Vacuolization in Peripheral Blood Smear
Severe cytoplasmic vacuolization of neutrophils in a blood smear from a surgical patient: morphology in severe bacterial infection.
Hematology
Bacteremia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Sepsis
A clinical case of bacteremia in severe sepsis: leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, procalcitonin level 84.6 ng/mL, and bacteria in the blood smear.
Hematology
Bacteria and Fungi in Blood Smears: Sepsis or Artifact?
How to distinguish true bacteremia in sepsis from blood smear contamination and staining artifacts. Analysis of microscopic findings and fungal spores.
Hematology
Meningococci in Peripheral Blood Smear and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Microscopic findings of generalized meningococcal infection. Phagocytosis of diplococci by neutrophils in peripheral blood smear and CSF preparation.
Clinical cases
Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urethral Smear: Microscopy
A clinical case of Neisseria gonorrhoeae detection in a urethral smear from a 30-year-old male: microscopic findings of gonorrhea with intracellular diplococci.
Hematology
Incomplete Phagocytosis in Neutrophils During Sepsis
Neutrophil morphology in severe bacterial sepsis: visualizing incomplete bacterial phagocytosis within leukocyte cytoplasm in a blood smear.
Clinical cases
Borrelia Spirochetes in Peripheral Blood Smear in Borreliosis
A clinical case of borreliosis and West Nile fever: detection of Borrelia spirochetes in a peripheral blood smear during microscopy.
Hematology
Large Granular Lymphocyte in Blood Smear
Morphology of a large granular lymphocyte in mycoplasma infection: cytotoxic granules moving into a cytoplasmic protrusion in a blood smear.
Hematology
Green Crystals of Death in Neutrophils During Sepsis
Morphology of green crystals of death in neutrophils: the significance of blue-green inclusions, Döhle bodies, and bacteremia in severe sepsis.
Clinical cases
Borrelia in Peripheral Blood Smear in Lyme Disease
A case report of Borrelia spirochetes found in a blood smear from a patient with fever and thrombocytopenia, illustrating the morphological picture of tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease).
Hematology
Neutrophil Phagocytosis of Bacteria in Bacteremia
A clinical case of bacteremia: detection of rod-shaped bacteria phagocytosed by neutrophils during digital microscopy of a peripheral blood smear.