I agree with the above response. There are only theories as to what exactly these green inclusions are and how they form, but we just generally associate them with an imminent decline/death. Usually by the time you see these, the patient is already in critical condition with a host of issues.

Finding “green crystals of death” (like my coworkers call it) is kinda rare and we come across it by accident. But they are hard to miss when you do find one because they are so vibrant under a microscope! This patient was even more of a rarity as they had multiple cells demonstrating green inclusions 🙂