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urate crystals in urine
Etiology:
- diabetes mellitus
- obesity
- gout
- hyperuricemia
- tumor lysis syndrome
- urine pH < 6.0
Laboratory:
- urine microscopy
- rhomboid (parallelogram), needle, rosette shaped urine crystals
Related
urate; uric acid
Specific
urate crystals amorphous in urine
urate crystals in urine sediment
General
crystals in urine
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 17.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2015.
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 20
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2025