Cylindruria
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Cylinduria is defined as the presence of renal casts in the urine.
Differential Diagnosis of Causes of Cylindruria
Common Causes
- Glomerulonephritis
- Acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
- Purulent pylonephritis
- Sepsis
- Urinary tract injury
- Nephritic syndrome
- Nephrotic syndrome
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | Right ventricular failure, Low cardiac output, Congestive Heart failure |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs, Bacitracin, Cisplatin, Amphotericin-B, Aminoglycoside |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | Severe dehydration |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | Myeloma, Hemolytic anemia, Hemoglobinuria |
| Iatrogenic | Intravenously administered radiocontrast agent |
| Infectious Disease | Sepsis, Purulent pylonephritis, Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, Leptospirosis, Bacterial endocarditis |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | Rhabdomyolysis |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | Renal cell carcinoma and other tumors, Myeloma |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | Toxic nephropathy, Mercury toxicity, Ethylene glycol toxicity |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | Renal vessel thrombosis , Renal tuberculosis, Renal trauma, Renal infarct, Proliferative glomerulonephritis, Polycystic kidney disease, Nephrotic syndrome, Nephritic syndrome, Necrotizing papillitis, Myoglobulinuria, Glomerulonephritis,Glomerular Sclerosis, Decreased renal perfusion, Chronic Renal Failure, Chronic Pyelonephritis, Chronic glomerulonephritis, Advanced chronic kidney disease, Acute tubular necrosis, Acute kidney injury (AKI), Acute interstitial nephritis, Acute glomerulonephritis |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | Wegener’s granulomatosis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Goodpasture’s syndrome, Collagen vascular disease |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | Urinary tract injury |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | Vigorous exercise, Hypovolemia, Dehydration , Amyloidosis , After physical exercise, After kidney palpation |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
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