tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post8424339866691464542..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 127ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-20848294375340324842010-08-19T09:03:44.526-05:002010-08-19T09:03:44.526-05:00Charcot-Leyden crystals. Lovely!
They suggest eos...Charcot-Leyden crystals. Lovely!<br />They suggest eosinophils and thus either an allergic reaction or parasitic infection. BW in VTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-83969178973949900032010-08-17T08:38:59.639-05:002010-08-17T08:38:59.639-05:00They are Charcot-Leyden crystals and I have seen t...They are Charcot-Leyden crystals and I have seen them in stools but not very often.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11031597322569889363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-46295622926922811572010-08-16T15:23:32.587-05:002010-08-16T15:23:32.587-05:00Charcot-Leyden crystals as breakdown products of e...Charcot-Leyden crystals as breakdown products of eosinophils by inference in stool would suggest a parasitic infection but I'll be curious as to sensitivity/specificity. We don't see them very often or ever in stool; sometimes in sputum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-2545431223979369812010-08-16T15:20:05.715-05:002010-08-16T15:20:05.715-05:00These are Charcot-Leyden crystals. They're the...These are Charcot-Leyden crystals. They're the breakdown prducts of eosinophils and are often present in people with allergic conditions or tissue-invading parasites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com