Parasitology
Entamoeba coli Cysts in Stool: Microscopic Identification
Microscopic identification of Entamoeba coli cysts in native stool samples and with Lugol's solution and methylene blue staining.
Tag
Microscopy
Parasitology
Endolimax nana Cysts in Stool Smear: Microscopic Diagnosis
Microscopic diagnosis of Endolimax nana cysts in a stool sample with Lugol's solution: morphology at x400 and x1000 magnification. Essential for laboratory hematology.
Parasitology
Intestinal Schistosomiasis: Microscopic Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni Eggs
Microscopic diagnostic features of Schistosoma mansoni: morphology of oval eggs with a characteristic lateral spine and methods for detecting the parasite in stool.
Clinical cases
Unusual Objects in a Gynecological Smear: A Case Study
A clinical microscopy challenge: unusual large objects found in a gynecological smear from a 33-year-old woman. Methylene blue stain.
Lab test interpretation
Cholesterol Crystals in Urine: Microscopy and Causes of Lipuria
Morphology of cholesterol crystals during urine sediment microscopy. Clinical significance of lipuria in nephrotic syndrome and lipoid nephrosis.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Stool: Fecal Microscopy
Microscopic features of triple phosphate crystals in stool: crystal deformation, causes of structural breakdown, and differentiation using an acetic acid test.
Lab test interpretation
Amyloid Bodies in Ejaculate: Diagnostic Significance
Detection of amyloid bodies in a native ejaculate smear from a 37-year-old man. Microscopic findings and clinical significance in prostate pathology.
Lab test interpretation
Triple Phosphate Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment. Features of microscopic identification of coffin-lid shaped crystals.
Lab test interpretation
Uric Acid Crystals in Urine Sediment Microscopy
Morphology of uric acid crystals in urine sediment. Microscopic view of crystalluria with acidic urine reaction at 100x and 400x magnification.
Hematology
Blasts or Atypical Lymphocytes: A Blood Smear Case
A diagnostic challenge in blood smear cell differentiation: determine whether the photomicrographs show blasts or atypical lymphocytes.
Parasitology
Chilomastix mesnili Cysts: Fecal Smear Microscopy
Microscopic identification of Chilomastix mesnili cysts in stool: characteristic morphological features with Lugol's iodine and trichrome staining.
Lab test interpretation
Fatty Casts and Renal Epithelium in Urine Sediment
Urine sediment microscopy in a patient with proteinuria (3 g/L): fatty, granular, and epithelial casts, vacuolization and fatty degeneration of renal epithelium.