🔬 Urine Sediment Microscopy. Cholesterol Crystals. Cholesterol (anisotropic fat) can be excreted in urine. This phenomenon is called lipuria. This symptom is most characteristic of lipoid nephrosis and severe forms of nephrotic syndrome of various etiologies. Cholesterol crystallizes as very thin rhombic plates, arranged side by side and overlapping each other, forming steps. Often, along with them, fat droplets, renal epithelial cells in a state of fatty degeneration, and hyaline casts with fatty deposits can be found.
🙏 Photos and description kindly provided by biologist Anna Feditskaya, Lugansk
