Hematology
Galactosemia: Bone Marrow Cell Vacuolization
Clinical case of galactosemia in an 8-month-old infant: GALT enzyme deficiency, bone marrow cell vacuolization, intoxication symptoms, and early cataracts.
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Hematology
Erythroblastic Island in Bone Marrow Aspirate
Cytological features of bone marrow aspirate: large erythroblastic island, binucleated normoblasts, and pronounced megakaryocyte polymorphism.
Hematology
Bacteria and Fungi in Blood Smears: Sepsis or Artifact?
How to distinguish true bacteremia in sepsis from blood smear contamination and staining artifacts. Analysis of microscopic findings and fungal spores.
Hematology
Crystals in Megakaryocytes: Morphology and Clinical Case
A rare clinical case of crystals found in megakaryocytes in a bone marrow aspirate of a 2-year-old child with infection and thrombocytopenia.
Hematology
Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: A Clinical Case
A clinical case of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome: diagnostic criteria, bone marrow examination, and mepolizumab therapy.
Hematology
Morphological Classification of Monocytes by ICSH Standards
ICSH recommendations for monocyte lineage assessment: classification of monocyte maturation stages, analysis methods, and diagnostic biomarkers MDW, LMR, and NMR.
Hematology
Promyelocyte Morphology in Peripheral Blood Smear
Morphological features of promyelocytes: nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio, azurophilic granules, Golgi zone, and identification criteria in blood smears.
Hematology
Basophilic Stippling of Erythrocytes in Blood Smear
Morphology of erythrocytes with basophilic stippling in a peripheral blood smear: causes and clinical significance in anemias.
Hematology
Internuclear Chromatin Bridge in Normoblasts on a Blood Smear
Clinical case: an internuclear chromatin bridge between normoblasts in the peripheral blood of an ICU patient with multiple organ failure.
Hematology
Severe Hypochromic Microcytic Anemia in Blood Smear
A clinical case of severe anemia (Hb 44 g/L) featuring microcytosis, anulocytes, dacryocytes, poikilocytosis, reactive thrombocytosis, and analyzer printout.
Hematology
Severe Anemia: Erythrocyte Morphology in Blood Smear
A clinical case of severe anemia (Hb 35 g/L): marked hypochromia, anisopoikilocytosis, basophilic stippling, Howell-Jolly bodies, and neutrophil hypersegmentation.
Hematology
Erythrocyte Inclusions: Types, Morphology, and Causes
An analysis of erythrocyte inclusion morphology: Howell-Jolly bodies, Heinz bodies, Pappenheimer bodies, Cabot rings, and basophilic stippling in various anemias.