Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Charcot-Leyden crystals
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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
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