Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals and amorphous phosphates in urine sediment at alkaline pH. Microscopic findings in a general urine analysis.
Huge triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in their classic “coffin-lid” shape, amorphous phosphates, 2-3 unaltered red blood cells in urine sediment with pH 7.5. Patient from a neurological department.
Ksenia Ereshchenko, Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Obninsk
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician Ksenia Ereshchenko, Obninsk.
Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment. Features of detection in alkaline reactions and clinical significance of struvite crystalluria.
Learn about identifying triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment microscopy: causes of appearance in alkaline urine and diagnostic significance.
Explore the morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment at ×400 magnification. Understand the diagnostic significance of struvite crystalluria in urinalysis.
