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244 SECTION FIVE MISCELLANEOUS
OTHER STRUCTURES SOMETIMES SEEN IN BODY FLUIDS
FIGURE 24–37 Necrosis (pleural fluid 3500). FIGURE 24–38 Artifact (pleural fluid 3500).
Intracellular nuclear degeneration appearing as Fibers from the filter paper may appear near the
darkly stained mass(es) (arrow), compared with two edges of the slide. Fibers may be birefringent but
segmented neutrophils. Contrary to necrosis seen lack the sharp pointed ends of monosodium urate
in peripheral blood, necrotic figures in body fluids crystals.
can develop in vivo.
FIGURE 24–39 Brain tissue (CSF 3500).
The specimen in Figure 24-39 is from a patient
who experienced head trauma.
