Charcot-Leyden crystals in pleural fluids.
Charcot-Leyden crystals have rarely been reported in serous fluids. We present eight examples of Charcot-Leyden crystals, all found in eosinophilic pleural effusions. The crystals were found in toluidine blue-stained wet films of pleural fluid after either the fluid or the wet film had stood for at least 24 hours at 4 C.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000473:pathology; D001201:Ascites / Q000473:pathology; D003461:Crystallography; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000473:pathology; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000473:pathology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling