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.