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Some patients who have cloudy urine may have higher levels of protein in their urine, a condition known as proteinuria, says Dr. Ramin. Causes may include relatively harmless symptoms, including ...
For instance, cloudy or milky urine usually accompanied by bad smell possibly indicates urinary tract infection, [1] excessive discharge of crystals, fat, white blood cells, red blood cells, or mucus. [1] Dark urine that looks brown but clear might be a warning sign of a serious liver disease like hepatitis or cirrhosis.
The clarity of urine is also recorded during urinalysis. Urine is typically clear; materials such as crystals, cells, bacteria, and mucus can impart a cloudy appearance. [26] A milky appearance can be caused by a very high concentration of white blood cells or fats, or by chyluria (the presence of lymphatic fluid in the urine). [34]
Chyluria, also called chylous urine, is a medical condition involving the presence of chyle in the urine stream, [1] which results in urine appearing milky white. [2] The condition is usually classified as being either parasitic or non parasitic. It is a condition that is more prevalent among people of Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
Rumours of the origin of urine indicator-dye go back at least as far as 1958, [1] and the story is commonly told to children by parents who do not want them to urinate in the pool. [3] A 1985 biography of Orson Welles describes him using such a dye as part of a prank in 1937.
Bacteriuria is the presence of bacteria in urine. [1] Bacteriuria accompanied by symptoms is a urinary tract infection while that without is known as asymptomatic bacteriuria. [1] [2] Diagnosis is by urinalysis or urine culture. [3] Escherichia coli is the most common bacterium found. [1]
Eosinophiluria (>5% of urine leukocytes ) is a common finding (~90%) in antibiotic-induced allergic nephritis, however, lymphocytes predominate in allergic interstitial nephritis induced by NSAIDs. Eosinophiluria is a feature of atheroembolic ARF.
Choluria (or bilirubinuria) is a symptom defining an abnormal darkness of the urine, mainly due to a high level of conjugated bilirubin. [1] [2] Choluria is a common symptom of liver diseases, such as hepatitis and cirrhosis. It can be described as dark or brown urine, often referred to as the color of Coca-Cola.