Monosodium urate crystals in gout

Case contributed by Ed Uthman
pathology

Compensated polarized light microscopy. This case has the most crystals I have ever seen in a joint fluid specimen.

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Photo credit: Ed Uthman

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License: Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)

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