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**''Diamonds'' are see-through; ergo, uric acid stones not seen on KUB. | **''Diamonds'' are see-through; ergo, uric acid stones not seen on KUB. | ||
**Calcium oxalat'''e''' = '''e'''nvelope, uric aci'''d''' = '''d'''iamond. | **Calcium oxalat'''e''' = '''e'''nvelope, uric aci'''d''' = '''d'''iamond. | ||
*Uric acid crystals: usually dissolve in [[formalin]]... but do not dissolve in alcohol.<ref>Geddie, W. 8 January 2010.</ref> | *Uric acid crystals: usually dissolve in [[formalin]]... but do not dissolve in alcohol.<ref>Geddie, W. 8 January 2010.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Shidham | first1 = V. | last2 = Chivukula | first2 = M. | last3 = Basir | first3 = Z. | last4 = Shidham | first4 = G. | title = Evaluation of crystals in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections for the differential diagnosis of pseudogout, gout, and tumoral calcinosis. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 14 | issue = 8 | pages = 806-10 | month = Aug | year = 2001 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.3880394 | PMID = 11504841 }}</ref> | ||
*Calcium oxalate crystals are seen in the context of [[ethylene glycol]] poisoning.<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref> | *Calcium oxalate crystals are seen in the context of [[ethylene glycol]] poisoning.<ref name=Ref_KFP589>{{Ref KFP|589}}</ref> | ||