Significance of Charcot Leyden crystals in hepatic aspirates

oleh: Misra Vatsala, Debnath Sharmistha, Misra Sri, Singh Premala

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01

Deskripsi

Charcot Leyden crystals are hexagonal bipyramidal structures localised in the primary granules of the cytoplasm of eosinophils and basophils. Their presence, along with eosinophilic infiltrate, is an indirect evidence of parasitic infestation particularly with <i>Toxocara</i>, <i>Capilliriasis</i>, <i>Ascariasis</i>, or <i>Fasciola</i>. We report here two cases where Charcot Leyden crystals with eosinophilic infiltrate were found in the smears prepared from hepatic abscess.