Glitter cell is a term used to describe a specific type of what?

Glitter cell is a term used to describe a specific type of what?

• A. Ketone body
• B. Oval fat body
• C. Fatty droplet
• D. Neutrophil

Answer: (D)

Glitter cells describe neutrophils in urine sediment that contain lipid droplets in their cytoplasm, which refract light and give the cell a sparkling or glittery appearance. This makes the term specific to a type of white blood cell seen in urine, not a fat body or a fatty droplet. The other options refer to different urinary contents: oval fat bodies are lipid-rich renal tubular epithelial cells; fatty droplets could describe lipids in various cells but not the distinctive neutrophil with refractile lipid inclusions; ketone bodies are metabolic byproducts not described by this glittering neutrophil phenomenon. So the best answer is neutrophil.

Glitter cells describe neutrophils in urine sediment that contain lipid droplets in their cytoplasm, which refract light and give the cell a sparkling or glittery appearance. This makes the term specific to a type of white blood cell seen in urine, not a fat body or a fatty droplet. The other options refer to different urinary contents: oval fat bodies are lipid-rich renal tubular epithelial cells; fatty droplets could describe lipids in various cells but not the distinctive neutrophil with refractile lipid inclusions; ketone bodies are metabolic byproducts not described by this glittering neutrophil phenomenon. So the best answer is neutrophil.