Qwerty2022 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 It's not moving however it appears to be an organism to me. Is it? If so, what is it ? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringJunky Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Probably a bit of pubic hair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwerty2022 Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Does no one else have an opinion or is 'it's a pube' the consensus ? lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Do not be swayed by pubic opinion. Could be a fragment of a urine mite or other parasite. Maybe Candida albicans. Wouldn't hurt to show to a urologist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exchemist Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Qwerty2022 said: Does no one else have an opinion or is 'it's a pube' the consensus ? lol It could be a uric acid crystal. Here's a picture I found of some on the internet: To me, your picture does not look biological, but more likely chemical. But I am prejudiced, of course.😀 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermack Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 2 hours ago, exchemist said: To me, your picture does not look biological, but more likely chemical. But I am prejudiced, of course.😀 Nailed it, I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Without a good indication of scale, it's very hard to identify things. (I know you say 400 and 1000 magnification, but is that on my phone or on my widescreen telly?) Comparison with a hair at the same magnification might be informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTuft Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) Fiber or other artifact. Microfilaria in urine at magnifcations, but it doesn't have a macro helminth head afaik like 100x10. Stain it? Edited June 28, 2022 by NTuft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVat Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) Definitely not helminth, given the size. Given the segmentation in the closer image, I have doubts about the uric acid crystals theory. If it's a fiber, I would lean towards something that got into the clothing and transferred to the outlet opening. It's not cotton, though. Might be worth checking micro images of mineral wool (fiberglass, in the US) or other sorts of batt insulation, if the donor was working around a building site, that kind of thing. Might be a help if @Qwerty2022 could update with a little more info on the pee source. Edited June 28, 2022 by TheVat Fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangstrom Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 As a former medical technologist, I don’t recognize the structure as any of the usual crystals or hyaline casts found in urine and it doesn’t look microbial. Unless there are more similar structures, I would guess it is a bit of foreign material that drifted into the sample. Technically known as microscopic junk. https://laboratoryinfo.com/types-of-crystals-in-urine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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