Urine sediment showing cystine crystals

Brightfield (A) and polarized light (B) microscopic images of a urine sediment showing 2 overlapping hexagonal cystine crystals that are pathognomonic of cystinuria.

Reproduced with permission from Jay Seltzer, MD (@jrseltzer).

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