Parasitology
Acanthocephaliasis: Diagnosing Moniliformis moniliformis
Morphological diagnosis of acanthocephaliasis: differentiation of Moniliformis moniliformis eggs, proboscis structure with hooks, and human infection routes.
Tag
Differential Diagnosis
Oncohematology
Lymph Node Cytology in Sinus Histiocytosis
Cytological findings in lymph node smears in histiocytosis: identification of macrophages, small lymphocytes, and signs of sinus histiocytosis.
Lab test interpretation
Differential Diagnosis of Cells in Sputum Smear
Clinical case: differentiation of cells in native sputum and sputum smear from a 45-year-old female patient with a focus in the right lung. Romanowsky stain.
Oncohematology
Blast vs. Lymphocyte: Morphology in Blood Smear
Criteria for differential diagnosis of blast cells and mature lymphocytes in a blood smear: chromatin structure, nucleoli, and cytoplasm for clinical laboratory diagnostics specialists.
Parasitology
Laboratory Diagnosis of Nanophyetiasis: Egg Morphology
Features of the causative agent of nanophyetiasis, Nanophyetus schikhobalowi, infection routes, symptoms, and differential diagnosis of parasite eggs in stool.
Oncohematology
Prostate Cancer Metastasis to Bone Marrow: Cytology
Clinical case: bone marrow microscopy in prostate cancer. Evaluation of metastatic involvement, causes of dry tap, and further diagnostic methods.
Parasitology
Strongyloides stercoralis Larvae: Diagnosing Strongyloidiasis
Morphology of Strongyloides stercoralis larvae in stool, differentiation from hookworms, and the bacterial trail phenomenon on blood agar in strongyloidiasis.
Parasitology
Morphology of Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis Eggs
Morphological features of Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis eggs: differential diagnosis of liver flukes, size, and characteristic operculum.
Clinical cases
Cytology of Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Lymph Node
Clinical case of Merkel cell carcinoma metastasis to an axillary lymph node: imprint cytology and differential diagnosis with lymphoma.
Parasitology
Differentiating Pollen Grains from Toxocara Eggs in Microscopy
Criteria for differential diagnosis of pollen grains and Toxocara eggs in stool microscopy: assessing size, pores, and shell surface relief.
Parasitology
Stool Microscopy with Lugol's Solution: A Diagnostic Challenge
Laboratory challenge: microscopy of a stool sample with Lugol's solution at 400x magnification from a 55-year-old man. Differential diagnosis of the finding.
Clinical cases
Lung Carcinoma Metastasis to Inguinal Lymph Node in a Cat
A clinical case of cytological diagnosis of lung carcinoma metastasis to an inguinal lymph node in a cat: differential diagnosis and tumor cell morphology.