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Maltese cross sign fatty casts. If cholesterol or cholesterol esters are present they are associated with the maltese cross sign under polarized light. A term of art referring to a light microscopic appearance of a crystal or crystalloid structure which is likened to a maltese cross which may correspond to granules of talc or cholesterol or bacteria lab medicine urinalysis maltese crosses are anisotropic or birefringent cholesterol rich fat droplets associated. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight pointed crosses in the 16th century. Nonspecific can be a normal finding often seen in concentrated urine samples.
This is often referred to as a maltese cross sign because of the resemblance of the tetrad to the cross on peripheral blood smear. The maltese cross sign can be viewed as a fancier version of the renowned greek cross. If cholesterol or cholesterol esters are present they are associated with the maltese cross sign under polarized light. The urinary sediment showed fatty casts panel a with typical maltese crosses under polarized light panel b and was otherwise unremarkable with no sign of nephritis.
Formed by the adhesion of metabolic. The maltese cross is a cross symbol consisting of four v or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles two tips pointing outward symmetrically. Nephrotic syndrome associated with maltese cross sign fatty casts oval fat bodies. In the netherlands the maltese cross forms the basic form for the three highest royal orders.
Pyuria but no casts. The maltese cross is usually seen in a combination of black and white or red and white colors black or red cross against a white background and vice versa. Formed by the breakdown of lipid rich epithelial cells these are hyaline casts with fat globule inclusions and are yellowish tan in appearance. They are pathognomonic for high urinary protein nephrotic syndrome.
Renal disease such as nephrotic syndrome produces a fatty cast composed of cholesterol that also has a maltese cross appearance on light microscopy. However they differ under phase contrast microscopy and the arms of the maltese cross in starch are irregular and asymmetric compared to the other two forms table 1. This formation is indicated by the white arrow in the bottom image. They can be present in various disorders including the high urinary protein nephrotic syndrome diabetic or.
Granular casts muddy brown. In our laboratory we regularly identify obvious contaminants such as hair pieces of toilet paper elastic. End stage renal disease chronic renal failure. Bladder cancer kidney stones.
The symbol is symmetric in shape regardless of whether it is viewed horizontally or vertically. Hematuria but no casts. Different particles can contaminate the urine and in most instances the patient is the cause of the contamination. The history of the maltese cross symbol.
Fatty casts are highly refractile with the appearance of oil droplets on the cast matrix as shown in the top image on the right.