Key aspects of fecal microscopy for coprograms: differential diagnosis of undigested striated muscle fibers and intracellular starch.
Muscle fiber (left) and Intracellular starch (right).
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “KB” RZD-Meditsina" Smolensk.
Microscopic examination of stool: identification of undigested and digested plant fiber, starch grains, and muscle fibers in a coprogram.
Microscopic detection of starch grains in stool (amylorrhea). Methylene blue stain, ×400 magnification. Assessment of carbohydrate digestion.
Detection of extracellular starch in stool by coprogram microscopy with Lugol's solution. Causes of amylorrhea and clinical significance of the test.
