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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What's your diagnosis, based on this finding in urine microscopy?

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    they're calcium oxalate crystals, can be hypercalciuria or hyperoxaluria
     

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    Yes, these are calcium oxalate crystals.

    The presence of calcium oxalate crystals indicates a predispostion to the formation of renal calculi. Be mindful however, because this finding doesn’t have to be serious; calcium oxalate crystals are also seen in old urine.
     

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