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Candida Fungi in Gynecological Vaginal Smear

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Abundant Candida colonization! Gynecological vaginal smear!

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Anastasia Yasyreva

Aspergillus Morphology in Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 +0300

The image shows elements of Aspergillus fungus identified in a bronchial wash or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) sample. Characteristic morphological features include septate hyphae 3–4 µm in diameter with dichotomous branching. Source: M. Sheaff, N. Singh – Cytopathology: An Introduction (2013), p. 81. 💎 Find even more useful cytology materials in our LAB-TESTS library. A link with access to the library is automatically sent to you via private message after paying for a VK donut Labformula subscription.

Mycelium and Fungal Spores in Gynecological Flora Smear

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Fungal spores and mycelium detected in a female smear (looks like willow branches)

🙏 Publication kindly provided by Anastasia Kuzmina

Yeast-Like Fungi in Stool During Coproscopy

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:01 +0300

Yeast-like fungi in stool. Lugol’s and methylene blue. Mag. ×400.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Oksana Petrovskaya, St. Petersburg

Malassezia Fungi in Ear Canal Cytology

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:06:54 +0300

Yeast-like fungi Malassezia spp., cytology from the external ear canal of a dog.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by veterinary laboratory assistant, cytologist Ekaterina Shchetnikova of Tiger Veterinary Clinic, Kyshtym.

Candida Pseudomycelium in Smear Microscopy

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:31:31 +0300

Candida. Pseudomycelium 🙏 Photo kindly provided by KDL biologist Tatiana Ivashchenko

Mold Mycelium in Sputum Microscopy: Lab Diagnostics

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:01 +0300

Mold mycelium in sputum. 🙏 This publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “KB” RZHD-Medicine, Smolensk.

Fungi in Gynecological Smear: A Microscopy Challenge

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:25:47 +0300

Anonymous question. This is the first time I’ve encountered such fungi in a gynecological smear. It would be interesting to know what they are called and how they are treated? 🤗

Microscopy of Skin and Nail Scrapings for Pathogenic Fungi

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 10:00:01 +0300

Collection of positive skin and nail scrapings for pathogenic fungi

🙏 The images were kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Victoria Gerbutova, Krasnodar.

Vaginal Smear Microscopy in Candidiasis Diagnosis

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0300

Vaginal Smear: Candidiasis

🙏 The image was kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician Victoria Gerbutova, Krasnodar

Candida Pseudomycelium in Vaginal Flora Smear

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:31:00 +0300

“Flourishing” yeast fungus in a vaginal smear.

🙏 The image was kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics physician Alena Chirvina, Rostov-on-Don.

Urine Sediment Microscopy: Candida Fungi Elements

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:30:18 +0300

🔬 Fungal elements in urine. Objective 40x.

🙏 Photo kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow

Cytological Diagnosis of Phaeohyphomycotic Cyst

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:06:14 +0300

Cytology of a hyperpigmented cystic tumor on the thigh.

The article in Diagnostic Cytopathology describes a unique case of a phaeohyphomycotic cyst caused by Medicopsis romeroi.

Aspergillus flavus: Culture and Microscopic Morphology

Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 +0300

A common species of Aspergillus in culture. (A) A. flavus demonstrates a characteristic yellow-green granular colony. (B) A. flavus forms uniseriate (arrow) and biseriate (dashed arrow) heads and rough conidiophores (double arrow).

Fungal Mycelium in Nail Scraping Microscopy for Onychomycosis

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:00:01 +0300

Detection of fungal mycelium during microscopy of a native preparation of an affected nail plate 🍄🔬 🙏 The image was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Masha Roldugina, Moscow

Prostate Secretion Candidiasis: Blastospores and Pseudomycelium

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:05:19 +0300

🔬 Prostate secretion. Blastospores and pseudomycelium. Romanowsky, 1000x

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by biologist of the microscopy department Sergey Korshunov, Krasnodar

Cryptococcal Thyroiditis: Thyroid Gland Cytology

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:16:00 +0300

Thyroid gland cytology. Cryptococcal thyroiditis. A mixture of follicular cells, lymphocytes, and histiocytes. Histiocytes contain cryptococci with a thick capsule. 💎 Find more useful materials on thyroid gland cytology in our LAB-TESTS library. The link with access to the library is automatically sent to you via private message after purchasing a VK donut Labformula subscription.

Fungal Mycelium in Groin Skin Scraping: Mycosis Diagnosis

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:19:56 +0300

🔬 Fungi from Groin Skin Folds

🙏Image kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow

Microscopy of Foot Skin Scraping: Pathogenic Fungal Mycelium

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:52:31 +0300

🌳 “Tree” of Fungi on Foot Skin 🔬

🙏 Photos kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow

Microscopy Challenge: Spindle-Shaped Structures on Hair

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:00:04 +0300

An anonymous question from a subscriber. Please help me understand - are the transparent, spindle-shaped elements on the hair elements of the hair (scales), formed under the influence of a fungus, or are they macroconidia, i.e., elements of the fungus?

Candida Fungi in Gynecological Flora Smear

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:30:00 +0300

🔬 Candida Fungi Spores in Gynecological Smear

🙏 Photos kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow

Microscopic Diagnosis of Foot Skin Mycosis with KOH

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:35:55 +0300

🔬 Microscopic fungi from foot skin. KOH material processing. 40x objective.

🙏 Photos kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova Moscow

Trichophytosis: Endothrix Hair Invasion Microscopy

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0300

Trichophytosis, spore arrangement of the “endothrix” type. Hair, 20% KOH treatment, original magnification x400.

In this type of infection, hairs do not fluoresce under UV light. Arthroconidia are arranged in parallel rows inside the hair shaft (hence “endo”), and the cuticle is undamaged.

Malassezia furfur in Skin and Nail Plate Scrapings

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:00:01 +0300

🔬 Malassezia furfur. Back skin, KOH 20%, magnification x400+zoom. NB! Sometimes this picture can be observed in nail plate preparations. The detection of such curved mycelial threads and groups of double-contoured spores characteristic of M. furfur in NAILS is contamination and has no diagnostic value.

Sputum Microscopy: Yeast-Like Fungi and Pseudomycelium

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0300

🔬 Sputum, yeast-like fungi.

🙏 The image was kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics physician Natali Soldatova, GKB-3 Tomsk

Skin Scrape Microscopy for Mycosis Diagnosis

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 19:30:00 +0300

🔬Skin scales. Mycosis. Microscopy x200

🙏Material kindly provided by KDL biologist Tatiana Ivashchenko

Yeast-like Fungi in Coprogram: Fecal Microscopy

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:00:02 +0300

A question from a subscriber. What are these micro-objects in the feces of a dog with chronic large intestinal enteropathy? The dog is currently taking Enterol (saccharomycetes). Could these objects be saccharomycetes from Enterol? Or is it a different type of fungus?

Arthroconidia in Skin and Nail Scrapings in Mycoses

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 19:30:00 +0300

Arthroconidia (sporulated mycelium). Skin, nails, KOH 20%, magnification x400+zoom. Microscopic findings of only arthroconidia are characteristic of mycoses caused by dermatophytes, Onychocola canadiensis, and Scitalidium spp.

🙏 Material kindly provided by med. lab. technician Dmitry Emelyanov.

Fungal Mycelium in Skin Scraping: KOH Microscopy

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:00:01 +0300

🔬 Microscopy of skin scraping. Fungal mycelium detected. 400x magnification, KOH treatment.

🙏 Images kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow

Fungal Mycelium in Nail Scraping for Onychomycosis

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0300

Fungal mycelium. Microscopy of a foot nail specimen. Magnification x400. ✅ Pre-treatment of biomaterial with alkali in vitro.

🙏 Image kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Anna Ivanova, Moscow