title: Cystinuria crystals: an image from a 14-year-old girl with cystinuria.
abstract: The image we present demonstrates the classic hexagonal crystals that are diagnostic of cysteine crystals in a 14-year-old girl with cystinuria. These crystals developed on her stent within a 2-week period after treatment of her stone. The image illustrates the importance of urine microscopy and basic urologic knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. FrankLee@uw.edu
authors.forename: Franklin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ruthie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lendvay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003555:Cystinuria / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents