Monosodium Urate Crystals (Gout Crystals) Seen Under a Polarisation Microscope
Monosodium urate crystals (gout crystals) seen under a polarisation microscope. Some of the crystals have been phagocytosed by polymorphonuclear cells.
Picture and text: Heikki Julkunen
Primary/Secondary Keywords
- gout
- gout crystals
- sodium urate crystals
- monosodium urate crystals
- MSU
- microscope
- polarisation microscope
- synovial fluid sample
- synovial fluid