Parasitology
Morphology and Sizes of Fasciola and Dicrocoelium Eggs
Comparative microscopy of liver fluke eggs: large Fasciola egg and small Dicrocoelium egg in one field of view for differential diagnosis.
Tag
Differential Diagnosis
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy Case: 63-Year-Old Male
A clinical case study on urine sediment microscopy for a 63-year-old male. Identify the structures found and answer a colleague's question.
Hematology
Plasma Cell Morphology: Microscopic Criteria
An analysis of plasma cell microscopy in blood smears and bone marrow aspirates: morphological features, flaming cells, and atypical forms.
Parasitology
Microscopic Diagnosis of Helminth Eggs and Protozoa
Morphology of helminth eggs and protozoa in stool microscopy: differential features of Paragonimus, Fasciola, Ascaris, Taenia, Trichuris, and Balantidium coli.
Parasitology
Cytological Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis: Leishmania infantum
Microscopic identification of Leishmania infantum in canine cytological smears and differential diagnosis with Histoplasma capsulatum.
Hematology
Monocyte Morphology: Atypical Nuclear Shape in Blood Smear
Morphological features of monocytes in peripheral blood smear: variability of nuclear shape, differential diagnosis with other leukocytes.
Hemostasis
Aspirin-Induced Platelet Dysfunction: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of hemorrhagic syndrome with normal coagulogram: diagnosing aspirin-induced platelet dysfunction using aggregometry.
Clinical cases
Tzanck Cells in Oral Mucosa Imprint Smear
Cytological findings of an oral mucosa imprint smear: detection of acantholytic Tzanck cells in the diagnosis of true pemphigus.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Plasmacytosis in Osteoarthropathy
Clinical case: mutilating osteoarthropathy and 30% plasmacytosis in the bone marrow of a 12-year-old child. Morphology of plasma cells, Mott cells, and Russell bodies.
Hematology
Morphology of Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts in Bone Marrow
Morphological criteria for osteoblasts and multinucleated osteoclasts in bone marrow smears: differential diagnosis from plasma cells.
Oncohematology
Atypical Lymphocyte Morphology in Suspected LPD
Clinical case: absolute lymphocytosis and atypical nuclear forms in a 71-year-old patient's blood smear. Indications for bone marrow biopsy in LPD.
Hematology
Differentiating Iron Deficiency Anemia from Minor Beta-Thalassemia
Comparison of Menter, Jayabose, and Wongprachum red cell indices for differential diagnosis of iron deficiency and minor beta-thalassemia using CBC.