Stains
Silica
Copyright: 2003-2015, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Silica[title]
Silica
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 8 March 2019
Copyright: 2003-2015, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Silica[title]
Cite this page: Pernick N. Silica. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainssilica.html. Accessed June 2nd, 2020.
Definition / general
- Present in minerals and building materials
- Most forms are inert, cannot be stained in tissue, can be demonstrated by white birefringence on polarization
- Most often present in lung, occasionally in lymph nodes
- Street drugs for injection are often diluted with silica or talc
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Silica crystals in silicosis of lung, polarized
Polarizable crystals in lung with intravenous drug use
