Oncohematology
Polycythemia Vera: Erythrocyte Cytochemistry Insights
A 62-year-old male with polycythemia vera: blood counts, sodium nitrite methemoglobin detection method, and further diagnostic plan.
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Clinical Case
Oncohematology
Rouleaux Formation and Plasma Cells in Peripheral Blood Smear
Clinical case: ESR 123 mm/h, anemia, thrombocytopenia, rouleaux formation, and plasma cells in peripheral blood, raising suspicion of myeloma.
Oncohematology
Blasts in Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A clinical case of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia: blast morphology in blood smear and myelogram, and hematological parameters.
Hematology
Megaloblastic Anemia in a Child: Cabot Rings in Blood Smear
Clinical case of anemia in a 1.5-year-old child: Cabot rings, pronounced basophilic stippling of erythrocytes, and macrocytosis in peripheral blood.
Laboratory methods
Blood Compatibility Test Error Before Transfusion
A clinical case of an error in immunohematology: incorrect donor blood compatibility test leading to acute hemolytic transfusion reaction.
Hematology
Neutrophil Hypersegmentation: Causes and a Clinical Case
A clinical case of hypersegmented neutrophils in a patient with essential thrombocythemia, high MCV, and acute bronchitis.
Oncohematology
Megakaryocyte Dysplasia in Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Signs of megakaryocyte dysplasia in MDS: microforms of Marty Feldman megakaryocytes with atypical nuclear shapes in bone marrow smears.
Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis Eggs in Stool: Enterobiasis in a Child
Stool microscopy in enterobiasis: detection of characteristic asymmetric Enterobius vermicularis eggs in a child. A clinical case from the laboratory.
Oncohematology
Solid Tumor Metastases in Bone Marrow: Cytology
Morphology of solid tumor metastases in bone marrow: cytological features of neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and medulloblastoma in children.
Clinical cases
Cervical Cytology Challenge: Contamination or Candidiasis?
A diagnostic challenge in cervical cytology: how to differentiate candidiasis from artifactual contamination during smear microscopy.
Hematology
Incomplete Phagocytosis in Neutrophils During Sepsis
Neutrophil morphology in severe bacterial sepsis: visualizing incomplete bacterial phagocytosis within leukocyte cytoplasm in a blood smear.
Parasitology
Balantidium coli: Morphology and Diagnosis
Morphological features of Balantidium coli: identification criteria for the ciliated protozoan in microscopic diagnosis of human balantidiasis.