Parasitology
Case Study: Perianal Fold Impression Microscopy
A clinical laboratory diagnostics challenge: identify the object in a microscopic preparation of a perianal fold impression from a five-month-old child.
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Clinical Case
Oncohematology
Naked Megakaryocyte Nuclei in Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case of a 70-year-old female patient with suspected myelofibrosis: naked megakaryocyte nuclei, normoblasts, and significant thrombocytosis in a blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Microscopy of Vaginal Smear: Yeast-like Fungi Morphology
Morphology of Candida yeast-like fungi in a vaginal smear: pseudomycelium, blastospores, and co-occurring microflora during microscopy of a flora smear.
Hemostasis
Megakaryocyte Morphology in Immune Thrombocytopenia
Cytological features of bone marrow in acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: evaluation of megakaryocytic lineage, Romanowsky stain.
Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Pleural Fluid: Microscopic Analysis
Morphology of cholesterol crystals in native pleural fluid: causes, diagnostic significance, and microscopic appearance. A guide for laboratory hematology.
Oncohematology
Acute B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia with MEF2D::BCL9 Rearrangement
A clinical case of acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia with MEF2D::BCL9 rearrangement, mimicking Burkitt lymphoma cell morphology: cytogenetics and phenotype.
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy
A veterinary clinical case: elongated micro-objects, approximately 23 µm, found in dog feces during enteropathy under therapy.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Urine: Sediment Microscopy
Crystalluria at neutral pH: microscopy of triple phosphates in urine sediment at 100x and 400x magnification. Morphology of struvite crystals in clinical practice.
Parasitology
Leishmaniasis and Hemophagocytosis in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological findings of visceral leishmaniasis in a child's bone marrow aspirate: hemophagocytosis, Leishmania amastigotes within macrophages and extracellularly.
Parasitology
Trichomonas Vaginalis in Urine Sediment and Vaginal Smear
Microscopic detection of Trichomonas vaginalis: morphology of protozoa in stained urine sediment and a gynecological smear, both stained by Romanowsky.
Parasitology
Triple Intestinal Helminth Invasion: A Case Study
A clinical case of mixed parasitic invasion in an immigrant: microscopic identification of helminth eggs and larvae during stool examination.
Oncohematology
Bone Marrow Cytology in Nodal T-Cell Lymphoma
Clinical case of nodal T-follicular helper cell lymphoma: morphology and bone marrow cytology in persistent pancytopenia development.