Clinical cases
Splendore-Hoeppli Phenomenon in Pulmonary Actinomycosis
The Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon: causes of eosinophilic cuff formation, morphology of "sulfur granules" in pulmonary actinomycosis, and cytological diagnosis.
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Clinical Case
Lab test interpretation
Fatty Casts and Renal Epithelium in Urine Sediment
Urine sediment microscopy in a patient with proteinuria (3 g/L): fatty, granular, and epithelial casts, vacuolization and fatty degeneration of renal epithelium.
Parasitology
Diagnosing Ascariasis: Ascaris lumbricoides and Eggs in Stool
A clinical case of ascariasis in a 23-year-old man: expulsion of an adult Ascaris lumbricoides during vomiting and detection of Ascaris eggs by copro-ovoscopy.
Oncohematology
Multinucleated Plasma Cells in Multiple Myeloma
Morphology of plasma cells in bone marrow in multiple myeloma: detection of uninucleated and multinucleated atypical plasma cells in the myelogram.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Helminths from the Small Intestine
A parasitology case: helminths were removed from the small intestine during endoscopy. Identify the parasite species by macroscopic appearance and oral capsule structure.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in a Vaginal Smear: A Case Study
A 73-year-old patient's vaginal smear revealed Trichomonas vaginalis. This case highlights the microscopic features of severe inflammation and protozoan morphology.
Parasitology
Feline Aelurostrongylosis: Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cytology
Clinical case of feline aelurostrongylosis: Aelurostrongylus abstrusus larvae and eosinophilia in BAL cytology, lung radiography before and after therapy.
Oncohematology
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) Blood Smear Morphology
Peripheral blood cell morphology in a cat with Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV): marked leukocytosis, atypical granulocytes, and blast cells in the smear.
Lab test interpretation
Urothelial Carcinoma: Atypical Cells in Urine Sediment
A clinical case of urothelial carcinoma detected by microscopy of stained urine sediment: atypical transitional epithelium, hematuria, and cytodiagnosis.
Parasitology
Microscopy Exercise: Identify the Finding in a Stool Smear
A clinical laboratory diagnostics exercise: microscopy of a native stool smear from a 28-year-old woman. Try to identify the object found in the photo.
Parasitology
Microscopy Challenge: Single Object in Kato Stool Sample
Diagnostic challenge: a single object found in a Kato stool smear during the examination of a pregnant woman. Try to identify the finding from the photo.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis Eggs in Urine Sediment: A Case Study
A clinical case report on the detection of Enterobius vermicularis eggs during urine sediment microscopy in a patient hospitalized in a gynecology department.