Daisy-like crystals

Source

Dr. René Teboul, biologist, and Marguerite Elmerich, clinical laboratory technician, Laboratoire Teboul, Sucy en Brie, France.

Description

Crystals with the appearance of “daisies” (arrows)(urinary pH 7.0). These particles have been identified, by infrared spectroscopy, as a rare morphological variant of calcium carbonate crystals (Fogazzi GB, Baroni S, Garigali G, Daudon M. An unusual type of crystalluria (appearing only once every 130 years?) Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004; 19: 1907-09).

Keywords

CRY