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Alternate Names : Discoloration of Urine

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Urine - Abnormal Color: Common Causes

food (beets, blackberries or other red food)
food dyes
some drugs can discolor the urine
urinary tract infection
liver diseases such as acute viral hepatitis or cirrhosis

Other diseases (not presented in order of likelihood -- some are extremely unlikely):

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Diseases & Conditions

• Acute Nephritic Syndrome
• Acute Tubular Necrosis
• Acute Unilateral Obstructive Uropathy
• Allergies
• Alport Syndrome
• Bladder Stones
• Cancer
• Chronic Glomerulonephritis
• Cirrhosis
• Culture-Negative Endocarditis
• Cystitis - Acute Bacterial
• Hemolytic Anemia
• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis B
• Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
• Liver Disease
• Nephrolithiasis
• Porphyria
• Prostate Cancer
• Prostatitis - Chronic
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Tumor
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Urinary Tract Infection - Chronic or Recurrent
• Wilms' Tumor

Tests & Exams

• Liver Function Tests
• Urinalysis
• Urine Culture - Clean Catch

Other Topics

• Abdominal Pain
• Appetite - Decreased
• Back Pain - Low
• Bleeding
• Fever
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Physical Examination
• Stools - Pale or Clay Colored
• Thirst - Excessive
• Urination - Painful
• Urine - Bloody

Review Date : 11/30/2001
Reviewed By : Andrew Koren, MD, Department of Nephrology, NYU-Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network

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