pigmented casts
Last reviewed 01/2018
- pigmented casts most commonly found are of erythrocytic origin
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other causes of pigmentation of casts include
- administration of chromogenic drugs
- in cases of jaundice - the more severe the icterus is at the time
the casts are formed, the darker their colour
- whether due to jaundice or to chromogenic drugs, the yellow colour of the casts is generally accompanied by a similar colour in the free nucleated cells and in some of the debris
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other causes of pigmentation of casts include