Crystals in body fluids: Difference between revisions
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=Crystals= | =Crystals= | ||
==Joint crystals== | ==Joint crystals== | ||
Types:<ref> | Types:<ref>{{Ref TN2005| RH6}}</ref> | ||
*Gout = needle-shaped, negatively birefringent, yellow when aligned. | *Gout = needle-shaped, negatively birefringent, yellow when aligned. | ||
*Pseudogout = rhomboid-shaped, positively birefringent, blue when aligned. | *Pseudogout = rhomboid-shaped, positively birefringent, blue when aligned. | ||