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Case Reports
. 2010 Feb;3(1):45-7.
doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp135. Epub 2009 Sep 25.

Turbid white urine

Manel Vera  1 , Alejandra Molano  1 , Patricia Rodríguez  2
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Turbid white urine

Manel Vera et al. NDT Plus. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

Turbid white urine 'albinuria' is defined as a urine discoloration described as milky or cloudy. One of the most frequent causes of turbid white urine is chyluria complicating filariasis (Table 1). The extant causes of albinuria are non parasitic and rare. Amongst their aetiologies stand excessive mineral sediment excretion such as calciuria and phosphaturia, massive pyuria and fungal infections, and rarely congenital malformations of the lymphatic vessels. Malingering is also possible, in patients adding milk to their urine. We observed a case of albinuria in which the diagnostic work up led to diagnosing an exceptional cause of chyluria in a patient living in a region of Colombia where filariasis is not endemic.

Keywords: albinuria; chyluria; filariasis; lymphatic fistula; turbid white urine.

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Clear urine with a fat-free diet.
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White urine with a fat-rich diet.
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Cystoscopic view of white urine flowing from a hole in the bladder wall (arrow).
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