Lab test interpretation
Pollen in Urine Sediment: Differentiating from Parasites
Microscopy of urine sediment: differential diagnosis of plant pollen from protozoan cysts and helminth eggs. Artifacts in general urine analysis.
Tag
Differential Diagnosis
Oncohematology
T-Lymphoblasts vs. T-Prolymphocytes: A Diagnostic Challenge
A clinical case illustrating the differential diagnosis between T-ALL and T-prolymphocytic leukemia, focusing on bone marrow lymphoblast morphology and flow cytometry data.
Lab test interpretation
Stool Microscopy: Protozoan Cysts vs. Plant Cells
A clinical case of stool microscopy in a child using Lugol's solution. Differential diagnosis of protozoan cysts, fungi, and plant elements in a coprogram.
Hematology
Neutrophil Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Anomaly in Sepsis
Neutrophil morphology in sepsis: differential diagnosis of metamyelocytes and pseudo-Pelger-Huët anomaly in blood smears and scattergrams.
Oncohematology
Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological examination of bone marrow in a child with Burkitt's lymphoma: differential diagnosis of osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and tumor cells.
Hematology
Differential Diagnosis of Iron Metabolism Disorders
Comparative table of iron and heme metabolism disorders: IDA, anemia of chronic disease, hemochromatosis, sideroblastic anemia, and porphyrias.
Oncohematology
Differential Diagnosis of Blasts in Blood Smears
Criteria for morphological differentiation of blast cells, lymphocytes, and megakaryocyte nuclear fragments in peripheral blood smears under microscopy.
Lab test interpretation
Synovial Fluid Analysis in Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Laboratory differences in synovial fluid in arthritis and osteoarthritis: cytosis, cell composition, phagocyte count, and protein concentration in synovium.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Peripheral Blood: Differential Diagnostics
A clinical case of an 86-year-old patient with 17% blasts in the blood: morphological criteria for assessing immature cells and differential diagnostics in a blood smear.
Parasitology
Morphology of Nanophyetus schikhobalowi Eggs
Morphological features of Nanophyetus schikhobalowi helminth eggs in stool microscopy and differential diagnosis with Diphyllobothrium latum.
Lab test interpretation
Pathological Cerebrospinal Fluid Syndromes: Differential Diagnosis
Laboratory signs of serous, hemorrhagic, and purulent CSF syndromes: physical properties of CSF, protein, glucose, and cytosis levels in meningitis and TBI.
Clinical cases
Cutaneous Cryptococcosis: Differential Diagnosis with Leishmaniasis
A clinical case of Cryptococcus neoformans detection when cutaneous leishmaniasis was suspected. Morphology of yeast-like cells in a cytological smear from a wound.