Lab test interpretation

Cystine Crystals in Urine Sediment: Causes and Diagnosis

Hexagonal cystine crystals in urine sediment under microscopy. Explore the causes of cystinuria, detection specifics, and diagnostic significance of the analysis.

Urine sediment microscopy: characteristic hexagonal cystine crystals, ×40 objective
Urine sediment microscopy: characteristic hexagonal cystine crystals, ×40 objective

Cystine crystals. Urine sediment. pH 9.0 Objective x40. 👉 Photo kindly provided by biologist Nina Pantina, St. Petersburg.

❓What are the reasons for such a picture?