Neutrophils phagocytosing fungal hyphae in urinary sediment.
José Antonio Tesser PoloniClotilde Druck GarciaLiane Nanci RottaConstantin F UrbanPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (2021)
The Phagocytosis of fungal structures by neutrophils is a well-documented function of these immune cells. However, neutrophil phagocytosis of hyphal structures in the urine sediment is not usually observed during routine sample evaluation. This is a case of hyphal phagocytosis by neutrophils in the urine of a kidney allograft recipient patient.