Microscopy of urine sediment: numerous triple phosphate (struvite) crystals shaped like coffin lids, observed at an alkaline reaction (pH 9) in a child.
🔬 Abundance of triple phosphates in a child’s urine. Magnification x100, pH 9 🙏 Image kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Anna Pronina, St. Petersburg
Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment. Features of detection in alkaline reactions and clinical significance of struvite crystalluria.
Morphology of triple phosphate (struvite) crystals and amorphous phosphates in urine sediment at alkaline pH. Microscopic findings in a general urine analysis.
Learn about identifying triple phosphate (struvite) crystals in urine sediment microscopy: causes of appearance in alkaline urine and diagnostic significance.
