Charcot-Leyden crystals


Char·cot-Ley·den crys·tals

(shahr'kō lī'dĕn), crystals in the shape of elongated double pyramids, formed from eosinophils, found in the sputum in bronchial asthma and in other exudates or transudates containing eosinophils. Synonym(s): asthma crystals, Charcot-Neumann crystals, Charcot-Robin crystals, Leyden crystals

Char·cot-Ley·den crys·tals

(shahr-kō' lī'dĕn kris'tălz) Crystals in the shape of elongated double pyramids, formed from eosinophils, found in the sputum in bronchial asthma.

Charcot,

Jean Martin, French neurologist, 1825-1893. Charcot arteries - any one of a variety of small cerebral arteries. Synonym(s): lenticulostriate arteriesCharcot arthritisCharcot arthropathyCharcot bath - for patients with arterial disorders.Charcot changeCharcot disease - Synonym(s): Lou Gehrig diseaseCharcot fever - Synonym(s): Charcot intermittent feverCharcot gait - the gait of hereditary ataxia.Charcot intermittent fever - fever, chills, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice associated with intermittently obstructing common duct stones. Synonym(s): Charcot feverCharcot joint - a neuropathic arthropathy that occurs with tabes dorsalis (tabetic neurosyphilis). Synonym(s): tabetic arthropathyCharcot laryngeal vertigo - fainting as a result of a coughing spell, most often occurring in heavy-set male smokers with chronic bronchitis. Synonym(s): Charcot vertigo; tussive syncopeCharcot spineCharcot syndrome - a condition caused by ischemia of the muscles. Synonym(s): intermittent claudicationCharcot triad - (1) in multiple (disseminated) sclerosis, the three symptoms: nystagmus, tremor, and scanning speech; - (2) combination of jaundice, fever, and upper abdominal pain that occurs as a result of cholangitis.Charcot vertigo - Synonym(s): Charcot laryngeal vertigoCharcot-Böttcher crystalloids - spindle-shaped crystalloids found in human Sertoli cells.Charcot-Leyden crystals - crystals found in the sputum in bronchial asthma. Synonym(s): asthma crystals; Charcot-Neumann crystals; Charcot-Robin crystals; Leyden crystalsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease - a group of three familial peripheral neuromuscular disorders, sharing the common feature of marked wasting of the more distal extremities. Synonym(s): peroneal muscular atrophy; Tooth diseaseCharcot-Neumann crystals - Synonym(s): Charcot-Leyden crystalsCharcot-Robin crystals - Synonym(s): Charcot-Leyden crystalsCharcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome - stimulation of a hyperactive carotid sinus, causing a marked fall in blood pressure. Synonym(s): carotid sinus syndromeCharcot-Wilbrand syndrome - inability to recognize objects by sight, usually caused by bilateral parieto-occipital lesions.Erb-Charcot disease - see under Erb

Leyden,

Ernst V. von, German physician, 1832-1910. Charcot-Leyden crystals - see under CharcotLeyden ataxia - Synonym(s): Westphal-Leyden syndromeLeyden crystals - Synonym(s): Charcot-Leyden crystalsLeyden diseaseLeyden-Möbius muscular dystrophy - Synonym(s): limb-girdle muscular dystrophyLeyden neuritis - fatty degeneration of the fibers of the affected nerve.Westphal-Leyden syndrome - see under Westphal