Triple phosphate (struvite) crystals with a typical “coffin lid” appeara

Source

Clinical and Research Laboratory on Urinary Sediment, U.O. di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy

Description

Triple phosphate (struvite) crystals with a typical “coffin lid” appearance (urinary pH 8.0). The presence of many bacteria and of a cluster of transitional superficial epithelial cells is suggestive for urinary tract infection (probably due to urea-splitting bacteria such as Ureaplasma urealyticum or Corynebacterium urealyticum).

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