
Microscopy of Skin Scrapings: Candida and Malassezia Mycelium
Microscopic examination of skin scrapings in a native preparation with 40% KOH: detection of Candida albicans pseudomycelium and Malassezia furfur mycelium with spores.
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Microscopic examination of skin scrapings in a native preparation with 40% KOH: detection of Candida albicans pseudomycelium and Malassezia furfur mycelium with spores.

A case of hematuria in a patient from Africa: urine sediment microscopy and the search for Schistosoma haematobium eggs when urogenital schistosomiasis is suspected.

Microscopy of synovial fluid: detection of characteristic cholesterol crystals, appearing as plates with notched corners in chronic arthritis.

Microscopic examination of skin scrapings with 40% alkali: identification of Demodex mites (D. folliculorum, D. brevis) for laboratory diagnosis of demodicosis.

Microscopic examination of eyelashes for suspected eyelid demodicosis: detecting Demodex mites in hair follicles and laboratory diagnostic criteria.

Cytological features of erythroblastic islands in bone marrow: structure of macrophages surrounded by erythrokaryocytes, and nuclear phagocytosis.

Clinical parasitology case: identify the helminth species by egg capsule morphology in a wet stool smear from a child with dog contact.

Microscopy of native sputum smear: morphological features and diagnostic significance of detecting alveolar macrophages in biological material.

Cytological features of normal mesothelium: cell morphology, round nucleus, basophilic cytoplasm, and characteristic pink border under the microscope.

A parasitology clinical case: a patient returning from the Philippines has a trematode egg found in their stool. Identify the pathogen species by microscopy.

Morphology of Trichomonas vaginalis in stained urogenital smears: identification of protozoa, leukocyte reaction, and bacterial flora during microscopy.

Features of cytology of skin metastases from internal organ tumors in animals: dissemination pathways, lung-digit syndrome, and morphology of bronchogenic carcinomas.