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What is chyluria?

Chyluria is a rare condition where lymphatic fluid leaks into the kidneys, making the urine milky white. It's caused by lymph flow obstruction, which can be due to filariasis (a parasitic disease affecting lymph nodes and vessels), trauma, surgery, tumors, etc.

Symptoms of chyluria

  • Milky-white urine

Questions your doctor may ask to check for chyluria

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose chyluria

  • Is your urine milky-white in color?

Treatment for chyluria

Treatment involves medication to reduce chyle production, a low-fat diet, IV (intravenous) procedures to repair the lymph vessel, and addressing the underlying cause.

View the symptoms of Chyluria

  • Milky-white urine

References

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    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1756287220940899

  • Guttilla A, Beltrami P, Bettin L, Galantini A, Dal Moro F, Ficarra V, Zattoni F. Chyluria: the state of the art. Urologia. 2017 Apr 28;84(2):65-70. doi: 10.5301/uj.5000225. Epub 2017 Mar 27. PMID: 28362041.

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.5301/uj.5000225

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