Abnormally colored urine

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Differential Diagnosis

Red Urine

Black

  1. Methyldopa
  2. Betadine
  3. Melanoma

Orange

  1. Pyridium
  2. Rifampin
  3. Vitamin A
  4. Vitamin B12
  5. Carrots
  6. Beets
  7. Bile pigments


Purple

  1. Phenolphthalein
  2. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome[1][2]

Brown

  1. Levodopa
  2. Metronidazole
  3. Nitrofurantoin
  4. Iron sorbitol
  5. Chloroquine
  6. Methyldopa
  7. Acetaminophen (overdose)
  8. Niridazole
  9. Fava beans
  10. Rhubarb

Blue/Green

  1. Amitryptiline
  2. Indomethicin
  3. Pseudomonas

Hematuria

UA = +Blood with +RBCs

Myoglobinuria

UA = +Blood with -RBCs


See Also

Rhabdomyolysis

External Links

Poison Review

Sources

  1. ↑ Barlow, G et al. "Purple urine bags". Lancet 1 (8062): 502.
  2. ↑ Tan, C et al. "Purple urine bag syndrome". Canadian Medical Association Journal 179 (5): 491.

Aycock R. et al. Abnormal Urine Color. South Med J. 2012 Jan;105(1):43-7

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