Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Urine odor
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Causes
Causes
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Nitrofurantoin, Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin,Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim, Trimethoprim |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Diabetes, Diabetic ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemia |
| Environmental | Dehydration |
| Gastroenterologic | Acute liver failure, Rectovaginal fistula |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | Asparagus, Dietary Factors, Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency, Maple syrup urine disease , Metabolic disorder, Phenylketonuria, Vitamin B6 supplements |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | Vaginitis |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | Cystitis, Kidney stones, Prostatitis, Pyelonephritis, Urethritis, Urinary tract infection |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | Woodhouse Sakati syndrome |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- Vitamin B6 supplements
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]