ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl | Substance-Induced Crystalluria: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

crystalluria primidone

Which of the substances below causes crystalluria with hexagonal crystals that shimmer on macroscopic urine examination?

  1. Acyclovir
  2. Ethylene glycol
  3. Indinavir
  4. Primidone
  5. Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim

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