Zaharopoulos P, Wong J Y
Acta Cytol. 1980 May-Jun;24(3):197-202.
The inflammatory process present in synovial arthritic specimens can be diagnosed by crystal-type identification performed in cytopathology laboratories by the use of simple methods. These methods involve wet coverslipped preparations of fresh fluid specimens or sediments and compensated polarizing microscopy, which can be performed with a routine microscope equipped with polarizing filters and a substitute compensator. Details of the methodology are described. The morphologic characteristics of the crystals are described in cases of gout, pseudogout and arthritis of other types in which secondary calcifications are present.
滑膜关节炎标本中存在的炎症过程可通过细胞病理学实验室使用简单方法进行晶体类型鉴定来诊断。这些方法包括对新鲜液体标本或沉淀物进行湿封片制备以及使用补偿偏振显微镜检查，这可以用配备偏振滤光片和替代补偿器的常规显微镜来进行。文中描述了该方法的详细信息。还描述了痛风、假性痛风以及存在继发性钙化的其他类型关节炎病例中晶体的形态学特征。
