Parasitology
Leishmania in Bone Marrow Smear: Microscopic Examination
Microscopic view of a bone marrow smear in visceral leishmaniasis: detection of Leishmania amastigotes in a cytological preparation.
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Microscopy
Hemostasis
Giant Platelets in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphology of giant platelets in peripheral blood smears. Microscopic features, clinical significance of macrothrombocytes, and differential diagnosis.
Parasitology
Plasmodium vivax in Blood Smear: Morphology of Developmental Stages
A clinical case of tertian malaria: identification of Plasmodium vivax stages (schizonts, trophozoites, gametocytes) by peripheral blood smear microscopy.
Hematology
Reticulocytes in Blood Smear with Supravital Staining
Morphological assessment and counting of reticulocytes in a blood smear using supravital staining with brilliant cresyl blue. Signs of pronounced reticulocytosis.
Parasitology
Plasmodium falciparum Tropical Malaria in Blood Smear
A clinical case of Plasmodium falciparum tropical malaria: morphology of trophozoites in blood smear and thick film, dynamics of hematological parameters.
Oncohematology
Botkin-Gümprecht Shadows in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Peripheral blood smear in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): mature lymphocytes and characteristic Botkin-Gümprecht shadows under light microscopy.
Clinical cases
Borrelia Spirochetes in Peripheral Blood Smear in Borreliosis
A clinical case of borreliosis and West Nile fever: detection of Borrelia spirochetes in a peripheral blood smear during microscopy.
Hematology
Bone Marrow Morphology: Assessing Cellular Composition
How to evaluate a bone marrow smear without patient history: differentiating hematopoietic lineages, cellularity, and maturation signs of granulocytes and normoblasts.
Parasitology
Morphology of Diphyllobothrium latum (Broad Tapeworm)
Explore the morphology of Diphyllobothrium latum: macroscopic view of the strobila, rosette-shaped uterus with eggs in mature proglottids, and the scolex of the broad tapeworm under the microscope.
Parasitology
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: Morphology of Leishmania major and Diagnostics
A clinical case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an 18-year-old patient: detection of Leishmania major by PCR, smear microscopy of the ulcer, and cytomorphology of amastigotes.
Hematology
Bacteria in Blood Smear: Contamination or Bacteremia?
How to distinguish bacterial contamination and staining artifacts from true bacteremia during peripheral blood smear microscopy: a case study.
Hematology
Erythroblastic Islands in Bone Marrow Smears
Morphology of erythroblastic islands in bone marrow smears: structure of erythroid rosettes around a macrophage, differentiation of erythroid cells.