Parasitology
Enterobius vermicularis Eggs: Microscopy in Enterobiasis
Morphology of pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) eggs during microscopy of a perianal swab for enterobiasis in a child. Characteristic asymmetric eggs with larvae.
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Microscopy
Parasitology
Morphology of Helminth Eggs in Stool Microscopy
Morphological criteria for identifying helminth eggs and protozoan cysts: Ascaris, Fasciola, Opisthorchis, Taenia, Necator, and Trichuris in microscopy.
Hematology
Promyelocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Microscopic features of promyelocytes in a blood smear: characteristic nuclear structure, perinuclear zone, and abundant primary azurophilic granulation.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Parasite in Blood and Lymph Smears
A diagnostic parasitology case: identify the parasite family from microphotographs of stained human peripheral blood and lymph smears.
Parasitology
Parasitology Exercise: Identifying a Blood Parasite
A diagnostic parasitology exercise: examine a Giemsa-stained blood smear micropreparation and identify the intraerythrocytic parasite.
Parasitology
Helminth Eggs in Coproscopy: A Comparative Atlas
Comparative morphology and sizes of trematode, cestode, and nematode eggs in copro-ovoscopy. Microphotographs of helminth eggs at a uniform scale for the laboratory.
Lab test interpretation
Curshmann's Spirals in Native Sputum Smear: A Case Study
A clinical case of Curshmann's spirals found in a native sputum smear from an 80-year-old patient with chronic bronchitis: microscopy and macroscopic view.
Lab test interpretation
Fern Sign: Crystallization Test in Pregnancy Diagnostics
Microscopy of a vaginal smear: the phenomenon of cervical mucus crystallization in the form of fern leaves for diagnosing premature rupture of membranes.
Parasitology
Morphology and Sporulation of Cystoisospora Oocysts in Cats
Microscopy of feline Cystoisospora coccidia oocysts: sporulation stages in a Petri dish, morphology of unsporulated and mature forms with two sporocysts.
Hematology
Diagnostic Challenge: Identifying Cells in a Blood Smear
A practical hematology exercise: identify the morphology and type of cells presented in a stained peripheral blood smear.
Lab test interpretation
Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Male Urethral Smear Microscopy
Microscopic findings of acute gonorrhea: detection of intracellular and extracellular Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a male urethral smear stained with methylene blue.
Hematology
Pappenheimer Bodies in Blood Smear: Siderocytes and Diagnosis
Morphology of Pappenheimer bodies in peripheral blood smear with standard staining. Features of siderocytes, iron inclusions, and differential diagnosis.