Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Microscopic Examination of Skin Scrape
A clinical parasitology case: diagnose and identify parasite forms observed during microscopic examination of a patient's skin scrape.
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Microscopy
Hematology
Macrophage Accumulation in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Morphological features of macrophage accumulation in bone marrow aspirate: microscopic view of cells of the monocytic-macrophage system.
Lab test interpretation
Fecal Salt Crystals in Coprogram Microscopy
Discovering salt crystals in native fecal samples during coprograms. Features of microscopy and possible causes of urinary salt contamination.
Lab test interpretation
Mycelium and Yeast Spores in Urine Sediment: Lab Diagnostics
Microscopy of urine sediment in candiduria: pseudomycelium filaments and budding yeast spores of Candida. Laboratory diagnostics of infections.
Hematology
Clinical Case: Myelogram Interpretation in a 45-Year-Old Patient
Hematology diagnostic exercise: identify the disease based on bone marrow morphology, pruritus, flushing, and splenomegaly in a 45-year-old patient.
Parasitology
Microscopy Challenge: Identifying Findings in Leopard Gecko Feces
A diagnostic copro-ovoscopy challenge: microscopy of a native leopard gecko fecal sample with Lugol's solution, 400x magnification. Help identify the structures.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urinalysis: Microscopy Features
Explore the morphology of uric acid crystals and hyaline casts in urine sediment microscopy, focusing on a rheumatology patient with hyperuricemia.
Laboratory methods
Gram Stain Errors: Dye Crystallization on Hot Glass
Learn about the causes of dye crystal formation during Gram staining. This article covers errors in smear fixation technique and gentian violet crystallization on hot glass.
Lab test interpretation
Eosinophils in Urine Sediment in Dermatitis Herpetiformis
A clinical case of eosinophiluria in a patient with Duhring's dermatitis: cytological picture and morphology of eosinophils in stained urine sediment.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Eyelashes for Demodicosis: Demodex folliculorum Mites
Microscopic examination of eyelashes for demodicosis in an ophthalmology patient: morphology of Demodex mites in a native preparation. A clinical case.
Parasitology
Diagnosing Hymenolepiasis: Hymenolepis nana Egg
Morphological features of the dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) egg during stool microscopy. Laboratory diagnosis of hymenolepiasis.
Lab test interpretation
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum Smear: Ziehl-Neelsen Stain
Detection of acid-fast Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum smears. Microscopic findings after Ziehl-Neelsen staining in a clinical laboratory.