Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis Turbid White Urine (Albinuria): • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia, Hyperoxalirua, Heavy Proteinuria, Lipiduria, Tuberculosis, Piuria, Lead, Mercury • Purine-rich foods (hyperuricosuria) Blue Urine: • Drummond's syndrome (blue diaper syndrome), Herbicide ingestion, Conditions listed under green urine* • Food coloring (Diagnex blue, Evan blue, Indigo blue, Toluidine blue), Drugs listed under green urine* Green Urine: • Hartnup disease, Pseudomonas UTI (pyocyanin), Indicanuria, Bile vesico-enteral fistula, Chronic obstructive jaundice (biliverdin), Mechonium aspiration • Amitriptyline, Propofol, Indomethacin, Promethazine, Triamterene, Cimetidine, Methylene blue, Metoclopramide, Flutamide, Methocarbamol, Food coloring (Indigo carmine), Asparagus, Chlorophyl breath mints Purple Urine: • Purple Urine Bag Syndrome - UTI caused by (Proteus mirabilis, E. coli, Morganella, Klebsiella, Citrobacter spp, Providencia spp, Alcaligenes spp). • Phenolphtalein Red / Pink Urine: • Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Methemoglobin, Myoglobinuria, Nutcracker syndrome, Porphyrin tyrosinosis urates, Citrobacter sedlaki /Serratia marcescens UTI, Porphyria, Intravascular hemolysis (G6PD deficiency, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, transfusion reaction) • Chlorpromazine, Chloroquine, Deferoxamine, Hydroxycobalamin, Ibuprofen, Iron sorbitol, Metronidazole, Phenazopyridine, Phenytoin, Phenolpthalein, Phenothiazines, Rifampicin, Warfarin, Food (beets, blackberry, food coloring, rhubarb, senna, red clover) Orange Urine: • Uricosuria, Citrobacter sedlaki UTI • Isoniazid, Phenazopyridine, Phenolphthalein, Rifampicin, Vitamin B, Vitamin C, Warfarin, Beets, Carrots Brown Urine: • Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Myoglobinuria, Porphyria, Rhabdomyolysis • Acetaminophen, Chloroquine, Furazolidone, Imipenem-cilastatin, Levodopa, Methocarbamol, Methyldopa, Metronidazole, Nitrofurantoin, Niridazole, Primaquine, Senna Black Urine: • Alkaptonuria, Hemoglobinuria, Malignant melanoma, Melanogenuria, Myoglobinuria, Porphyria, Rhabdomyolysis, Tyrosinuria, Proteus mirabilis UTI • Cloroquine, Cresol, Furazolidone, Intramuscular iron, Imipenem-cilastatin, Levodopa, Metronidazole, Methyldopa, Primaquine, Sorbitol, Fava beans, Rhubarb By Dr. Alejandro Garcia @Alexgr23 #Abnormal #Urine #Color #discoloration #Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
