Lab test interpretation

Fecal Salt Crystals in Coprogram Microscopy

Discovering salt crystals in native fecal samples during coprograms. Features of microscopy and possible causes of urinary salt contamination.

Native stool sample: round yellowish-brown salt crystals
Native stool sample: round yellowish-brown salt crystals

Here are some crystals found in feces, likely from urine. What kind of salt crystals do you see?

🙏The publication was kindly provided by Vera Kirnas, Biologist, Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, F.S. Ankudinov Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Hospital