Charcot-Leyden crystals. Sputum, mag.×400. 67-year-old patient, chronic bronchitis
🙏Image kindly provided by biologist Natalia Morkhova
Morphology of Charcot-Leyden crystals during microscopy of a native sputum smear from a patient with chronic bronchitis. Magnification x400.
Charcot-Leyden crystals. Sputum, mag.×400. 67-year-old patient, chronic bronchitis
🙏Image kindly provided by biologist Natalia Morkhova

A clinical case detailing the detection of Charcot-Leyden crystals in the sputum of a patient with COPD and pneumonia. Microscopic findings of a native preparation.

A clinical case of Curshmann's spirals found in a native sputum smear from an 80-year-old patient with chronic bronchitis: microscopy and macroscopic view.

Microscopy of native sputum preparation at 400x magnification: detection of numerous Charcot-Leyden crystals as a marker of eosinophilic inflammation.