Clinical cases
Ascitic Fluid Cytology in Ovarian Cancer
Microscopy of ascitic fluid sediment from a patient with ovarian cancer: cytological signs of metastatic involvement and atypical cell complexes.
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Microscopy
Lab test interpretation
Ciliated Epithelial Cells in Rhinocytogram Analysis
Morphology of ciliated epithelial cells from the nasal mucosa in a rhinocytogram smear: microscopic features and cilia. Learn more about their characteristics.
Parasitology
Lice Eggs (Nits) in a Pet Rat: Microscopic Examination
A clinical case of pediculosis in a pet rat: microscopic examination of fur, detection, and morphology of attached nits (lice eggs).
Lab test interpretation
Urine Sediment Microscopy: Triple Phosphate Crystals
Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment. Features of detection in alkaline reactions and clinical significance of struvite crystalluria.
Parasitology
Opisthorchis Eggs in Duodenal Contents: Microscopy
Microscopic examination of duodenal contents (bile): detection of Opisthorchis felineus eggs after a course of deworming with Biltricide.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Skin Scrape in Scabies: Sarcoptes scabiei
Microscopic diagnosis of scabies: detection of a female Sarcoptes scabiei mite with an egg and larvae in a native skin scrape preparation.
Lab test interpretation
Mycelium and Fungal Spores in Gynecological Flora Smear
Microscopic view of candidiasis: detection of pseudomycelial filaments and Candida yeast-like fungal spores in a vaginal flora smear.
Lab test interpretation
Undigested Plant Fiber in Coprogram: Microscopic Features
Microscopy of a native stool sample during coprological examination: morphological characteristics of undigested plant fiber.
Oncohematology
Acute Leukemia in a Rat: Blast Morphology in Blood Smear
A case of acute leukemia in a rat: leukocytosis 258×10⁹/L, total infiltration with blast cells. Blood smear microscopy, Romanowsky-Giemsa stain.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphology of uric acid crystals in urine sediment: microscopy, features of spindle-shaped forms, clinical significance, and causes of crystalluria.
Lab test interpretation
Sodium Monourate Crystals in Synovial Fluid
Microscopic examination of synovial fluid under polarized light: detecting sodium monourate crystals for laboratory diagnosis of gout.
Lab test interpretation
Macrophages in CSF: Cytological Examination
Morphology of macrophages in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) smears. Diagnostic significance of phagocytosis, erythrophages, and siderophages in cytology.