Nonfilarial chyluria during pregnancy

Onyeije, Chukwuma I.; Sherer, David M.; Trambert, Jonathan J.

doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00243-3

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“…However, it has been reported in children as young as 5 years. 7 Prior to diagnosis, symptoms may have been present up to 11 years in some reported cases. 19 It can follow a relapsing and remitting course.…”

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“…However, it has been reported in children as young as 5 years. 7 Prior to diagnosis, symptoms may have been present up to 11 years Table 1. Common causes of chyluria.…”

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“… 3 , 4 Aetiological factors include blunt or penetrating trauma, a complication of surgery such as partial nephrectomy or aorto-iliac bypass, infection, malignancy, lymphatic malformation, radiation, abscess, congenital abnormalities, pregnancy and stenosis of the thoracic duct. 5 – 9 Acute myeloid leukaemia and testicular cancer are the most commonly described malignancies, which are associated with chyluria 10 ( Table 1 ).…”

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Chyluria: what does the clinician need to know?

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Therapeutic Advances in Urology

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Chyluria is secondary to the presence of chyle in the urine. The classical appearance on inspection is of milky white urine, which is caused by a fistulous communication between the lymphatic system and the urinary tract. Worldwide, it is most commonly associated with the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti, which is prevalent in Asia, most extensively in India but also China and Taiwan. However, in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, where the condition is rare, non-parasitic aetiologies predominate. Chyluria is occasionally associated with other urinary tract symptoms including infection, loin pain and haematuria. It may also cause hypoproteinaemia, weight loss and cachexia. Management is based on identifying the aetiology and depends on the severity of the chyluria and presence of associated symptoms. Given its predominate symptom being urinary, cases in the West can fall under the care of the urologist. The aim of this article is to provide an overview and summary of the aetiology, assessment and management of chyluria based on the most up-to-date evidence available. This was achieved through a non-systematic review of world literature.

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“…However, it has been reported in children as young as 5 years. 7 Prior to diagnosis, symptoms may have been present up to 11 years Table 1. Common causes of chyluria.…”

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Chyluria: what does the clinician need to know?

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“…Chyluria and hematochyluria is usually classified as parasitic or nonparasitic on the basis of its etiopathogenesis 7,8 . The most common etiological factor for chyluria is filariasis and most important is chyluria should be considered filarial unless proven otherwise particularly in the filarial belt 9 .…”

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“…Among the parasitic causes of chyluria, Wuchereria bancrofti counts for 90% of infections. And other parasitic agents like Echinococcus, Cysticercus cellulose, Ascaris lumbricoides, Tinea nana, Cercorrenas hominis and malaria are responsible in rest cases 7,8 . The nonparasitic causes can be congenital lymphatic malformation, injury to kidney with lymphourinary fistulas and obstruction of the lymphatics caused by trauma, abscess, neoplasms, diabetes, pernicious anemia, pregnancy and tuberculosis.…”

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