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Glucosuria
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Glucosuria refers to the urinary secretion of glucose. Glucose appears in the urine only when the blood glucose level surpasses 160-190 mg/dl.
To view a comprehensive algorithm of common findings of urine composition and urine output, click here
Causes
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Common Causes
- Abnormal renal transport syndrome
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Nephropathic early-onset cystinosis
- Proximal renal tubular acidosis
- Renal glycosuria
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Amitraz , Cadmium , Canagliflozin, Dapagliflozin, Empagliflozin |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Hyperthyroidism |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Gastrectomy, Liver disease |
| Genetic | Autosomal recessive disorders, Fanconi-bickel syndrome, Glucose-galactose malabsorption, Glutaric aciduria , Shwachman-diamond syndrome |
| Hematologic | Diabetes mellitus type 2, Hyperglycemia, Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| Iatrogenic | Gastrectomy |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | Raised intracranial pressure, Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | Diabetes mellitus type 2, High sugar diet, Hyperglycemia |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | Pregnancy |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | Abnormal renal transport syndrome, Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis , Nephropathic early-onset cystinosis, Proximal renal tubular acidosis, Renal glycosuria |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Abnormal renal transport syndrome
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
- AmitrazÂ
- Autosomal recessive disorders
- CadmiumÂ
- Canagliflozin
- Dapagliflozin
- Diabetes mellitus type 2
- Empagliflozin
- Fanconi-bickel syndrome
- Gastrectomy
- Glucose-galactose malabsorption
- Glutaric aciduria
- High sugar diet
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Liver disease
- Nephropathic early-onset cystinosis
- Pregnancy
- Proximal renal tubular acidosis
- Raised intracranial pressure
- Renal glycosuria
- Shwachman-diamond syndrome
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Acute glomerulonephritis
- Brain tumor
- Cushing’s Disease
- Benign glucosuria
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Drugs, toxins
- Diflorasone
- Encephalitis
- Excessive enteral sugar supply
- Fanconi’s Syndrome
- Fructosemia
- Galactosemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Increased glomerular filtration rate (GFR) without tubular damage
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Lead poisoning
- Mercury intoxication
- Nephrosis
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Pancreatitis
- Pentosuria
- Pregnancy glucosuria
- Severe hepatopathy
- Starvation
- Tetracycline
- Trauma
False Positive
References
References
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
List of contributors:
Suggested Reading and Key General References
Suggested Reading and Key General References
Suggested Links and Web Resources
Suggested Links and Web Resources
For Patients
For Patients
Editor-In-Chief: Template:Search infobox C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S. The content on this page was first contributed by C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]