Hippuric Acid Crystals

 

  • Hippuric Acid crystals are rarely seen – yellow-brown or colorless elongated prisms or plates and maybe so thin to resemble needles and they often cluster together
  • it’s seen in Acidic and Neutral pH urine and are soluble in Ether
  • It has little to no clinical significance but it might be seen in “ethylene glycol * ” intoxication 

Note *: Ethylene glycol is an organic compound primarily used as a raw material in the manufacture of polyester fibers and fabric industry, and polyethylene terephthalate resins used in bottling.

Hippuric acid crystals shape

Hippuric acid crystals shape

Hippuric Acid Crystals

Hippuric Acid Crystals


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