Drs. Prolla and Diehl's Case of the month ~ May 2008

Voided urine, 34-year old female, with kidney transplant 6mos previously: heavy crystaluria


200x Pap staining

Enlargement of previous picture, 500x Pap staining

500x Pap staining

500x Pap staining

The smears show many large aggregates of several types of crystals, probably calcium oxalate, impeding an accurate analysis of the cellular material, and many red cells. A follow up examination one week later was clear of crystals and the search for “decoy cells“ was negative.



Case A May 2008 List of cases Atlas
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