Simple non-staining method to demonstrate urate crystals in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsies

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 560-564

  Weaver, Joshua ^a,b   Somani, Najwa ^a   Bauer, Thomas W ^a   Piliang, Melissa ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; FEMALE; GOUT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CALCIFICATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; FORMALDEHYDE; GOUT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; SKIN DISEASES; TISSUE FIXATION; URIC ACID;

EID: 63849290855     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01116.x     Document Type: Article

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