A case of idiopathic chyluria.
- Author:
Byoungkook IM
1
;
Youhong LEE
;
Jieun PARK
;
Mijeong KIM
;
Hyuckjoon CHUNG
;
Heungsoo KIM
;
Gyu Tae SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Nephrology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. gtshin@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chyluria;
Turbid urine;
Milky urine
- MeSH:
Adult;
Diagnosis;
Diet;
Female;
Filariasis;
Fistula;
Humans;
Korea;
Triglycerides
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2007;73(6):647-650
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In this report, we present a case of chyluria that is a very rare urine abnormality in Korea. A 43-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with intermittent turbid and creamy-colored urine for 10 days. The urine tests, including a urine lipid profile, indicated a diagnosis of chyluria. There was no evidence of secondary causes of chyluria such as a tumor and filariasis, and a urinary-lymphatic fistula was not found. The patient was instructed to begin a high protein diet with low fat content and medium chain triglyceride oil supplementation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing a patient that presented with chyluria in Korea.
