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Urine discoloration

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Causes

Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Angiopathy, Bacterial endocarditis, Hypertension , Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, Infective endocarditis, Leukocytoclastic angiitis , Norum disease, Renal hypertension, Renovascular hypertension , Vasculitis hypersensitivity , Vasculitis , Wegener’s granulomatosis 
Chemical/Poisoning 2-butoxyethanol , 3,3-dichlorobenzidine, 4,4-methylenebis , 4-aminodiphenyl , Acetic acid , Aclarubicin, Aloe poisoning , Anticoagulant rodenticide , Antifreeze , Arsine, Baneberry poisoning, Breynia officinalis poisoning, Carbon tetrachloride , Caterpillar complication poisoning , Chloromethane , Chlorophacinone rodenticide poisoning , Chlorzoxazone, Chromium, Colchicine poisoning , Copper toxicity , Copperhead snake poisoning , Coumachlor rodenticide poisoning , Coumafuryl rodenticide poisoning , Coumatetralyl rodenticide poisoning , Cresols , Cresylic acid , Crotalidae snake poisoning , Dantron, Deferiprone, Difenacoum rodenticide poisoning , Difethialone rodenticide poisoning , Diphacinone rodenticide poisoning , Ethylene glycol , Eugenol oil poisoning , Finale rodenticide poisoning, Flocoumafen rodenticide poisoning , Folgorat rodenticide poisoning , Gasoline , Glyphosate, Havoc rodenticide poisoning , Indandione rodenticide poisoning , Juniper tar poisoning , Klerat rodenticide poisoning , Matikus rodenticide poisoning , Monosodium methanarsenate , Mouser rodenticide poisoninge, Naked brimcap poisoning , Pennyroyal oil, Peppermint oil , Petroleum distillates , Pindone rodenticide poisoning , Ratak plus rodenticide poisoning, Rhubarb , Rodend rodenticide poisoning , Rue, Senna , Talon rodenticide poisoning , Toxic mushrooms , Turpentine oil , Volak rodenticide poisoning , Volid rodenticide poisoning 
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Cholestatic jaundice, Congenital erythropoeitic porphyria, Melanoma, Obstructive jaundice, Porphyria , Toxic epidermal necrolysis 
Drug Side Effect Aldrin , Benzene , Benzidine , Brodifacoum , Bromadiolone , Cascara sagrada, Clinitest tablet , Dieldrin , Doxorubicin, Entacapone, Golden seal , Idarubicin, Mepacrine, Metronidazole, Mitoxantrone, Naphthalene , Nefopam, Nitrates , Oral contraceptives, Oxamniquine, Phenazopyridine, Phenol , Phenolphthalein, Phensuximide, Phosphine , Pixantrone, Rifabutin, Rifampicin, Southworth symptom complex, Sulphasalazine
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Hypercalciuria, Oral contraceptives, Pelvic lipomatosis , Urod-related porphyria cutanea tarda
Environmental Kidney stones 
Gastroenterologic Bile in urine, Choriocarcinoma, Diarrhea , Genitourinary infections , Hellp syndrome , Jaundice , Lactate dehydrogenase deficiency , Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, Liver cancer , Neoplastic porphyria tarda , Obstructive jaundice, Schistosomiasis , Urachal cancer 
Genetic Alkaptonuria, Alport syndrome , Complement component deficiency, Congenital afibrinogenemia , Congenital megalo-ureter , Dyschondrosteosis , Fechtner syndrome, Fibrinogen deficiency, Hartnup disease, Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia , Herns syndrome , Meier-blumberg-imahorn syndrome , Nail-patella syndrome , Oxalosis , Thalassemia , Urban schosser spohn syndrome , Wilson’s disease , Xanthine oxydase deficiency , Xanthinuria
Hematologic Acute promyelocytic leukemia , Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency , Anemia, Barraquer-simons syndrome , Benign familial hematuria , Blood in urine , Bolivian hemorrhagic fever , Congenital aplastic anemia , Defibrination syndrome , Diabetes insipidus , Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia , Factor v quebec , Factor x deficiency , Familial hematuria, Fibrinogen deficiency, Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , Haematuria, Hellp syndrome , Hemoglobinuria, Hemolytic uremic syndrome, Hemophilia , Henoch-schonlein purpura , Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia , Immune thrombocytopenic purpura , Lactate dehydrogenase deficiency , Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, Leukocytoclastic angiitis , Machupo virus , Methaemoglobinaemia, Myoglobinuria, Quebec platelet disorder, Stuart factor deficiency, Thalassemia , Thrombasthenia , Thrombocytopathy , Thrombocytopenia, Thrombocytopenic purpura
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease Argentinean hemorrhagic fever , Bacterial endocarditis, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever , Genitourinary infections , Gnathostoma hispidum infection , Gnathostoma spinigerum infection , Gonorrhea , Hepatitis a , Hepatitis b , Hepatitis c , Honeymoon bladder , Infective endocarditis, Machupo virus , Malaria , Paragonimiases , Prostatic abscess , Prostatitis , Renal abscess , Renal mucormycosis , Renal zygmycosis , Schistosomiasis , Spirochetes disease , Torulopsis , Trichosporin infection , Tuberculosis , Urachal cyst , Urinary tract infections , Weil syndrome , Xanthic urolithiasis , Yellow fever 
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Malignant rhabdoid tumors , Myoglobinuria, Pelvic fracture , Rhabdoid tumor , Rhabdomyolysis
Neurologic Coloboma, Parkinson’s disease
Nutritional/Metabolic Asparagus , Beets , Blackberries , Dehydration , Diabetes insipidus , Diarrhea , Fluorescein sodium, Leucinosis , Maple syrup urine disease, Toxic mushrooms
Obstetric/Gynecologic Cervical cancer , Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix 
Oncologic Acute promyelocytic leukemia , Bladder cancer, Cervical cancer , Chromophil renal cell carcinoma , Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma , Clear cell renal cell carcinoma , Collecting duct carcinoma , Diffuse leiomyomatosis , Eosinophilic cystitis, Familial renal cell carcinoma , Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix , Hereditary leiomyomatosis , Kidney cancer , Leiomyomatosis of esophagus, Liver cancer , Malignant rhabdoid tumors , Melanoma, Neoplastic porphyria tarda , Oncocytoma, Papillary renal cell carcinoma , Pelvic lipomatosis , Penis cancer , Phyllodes tumor of the prostate , Prostate cancer , Prostatic abscess , Renal cancer , Rhabdoid tumor , Rhabdomyolysis, Sarcoma botryoides , Transitional cell cancer, Transitional cell carcinoma, Urachal cancer , Urachal cyst , Ureter cancer , Urethral cancer , Urinary system cancer , Wilms tumor
Ophthalmologic Coloboma
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 
Renal/Electrolyte Acquired cystic kidney disease, Acute kidney failure , Alport syndrome , Amyloidosis, Analgesic nephropathy syndrome , Asparagus , Bright’s disease , Chromophil renal cell carcinoma , Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma , Chronic kidney disease , Clear cell renal cell carcinoma , Cystine stone , Cystitis , Dehydration , Diabetic nephropathy , Familial renal cell carcinoma , Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis , Glomerular disease , Glomerulonephritis , Glomerulopathy , Goodpasture’s syndrome , Hepatorenal tyrosinemia, Hypercalciuria, Iga nephropathy , Interstitial nephritis , Kidney cancer , Kidney stones , Leucinosis , Maple syrup urine disease, Medullary sponge kidney , Membranous nephropathy, Nephritis , Nephrocalcinosis , Nephropathy, Nephrosis , Papillary renal cell carcinoma , Pierson syndrome , Polycystic kidney disease, Precalicial canalicular ectasia, Pyelonephritis , Reflux nephropathy , Renal abscess , Renal cancer , Renal colic , Renal failure, Renal hypertension, Renal mucormycosis , Renal nutcracker syndrome , Renal zygmycosis , Renovascular hypertension , Salcedo syndrome , Stones , Urinary stones 
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Acute intermittent porphyria, Amyloidosis, Congenital afibrinogenemia , Congenital erythropoeitic porphyria, Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia , Henoch-schonlein purpura , Immune thrombocytopenic purpura , Porphyria , Reiter’s syndrome , Wegener’s granulomatosis 
Sexual Gonorrhea , Honeymoon bladder 
Trauma Crush injury , Excessive exercise , Heat cramps , Medullary sponge kidney , Pelvic fracture 
Urologic Acute prostatitis , Acute urinary conditions , Bile in urine, Bladder cancer, Bladder conditions , Bladder diverticulum , Bladder papilloma , Blood in urine , Chyluria, Collecting duct carcinoma , Cystinuria , Enlarged prostate , Fenwick ulcer , Hemolytic uremic syndrome, Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis, Oncocytoma, Orchitis , Penis cancer , Penis conditions , Penis tourniquet syndrome , Phyllodes tumor of the prostate , Prostate cancer , Prostatitis , Renal colic , Ureter cancer , Urethral cancer , Urinary disorders , Urinary stones , Urinary system cancer , Urinary tract infections , Wilms tumor , Wilson’s disease , Xanthic urolithiasis , Xanthinuria
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

References

References

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.

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