title: Turbid white urine.
abstract: Turbid white urine 'albinuria' is defined as a urine discoloration described as milky or cloudy. One of the most frequent causes of turbid white urine is chyluria complicating filariasis (Table 1). The extant causes of albinuria are non parasitic and rare. Amongst their aetiologies stand excessive mineral sediment excretion such as calciuria and phosphaturia, massive pyuria and fungal infections, and rarely congenital malformations of the lymphatic vessels. Malingering is also possible, in patients adding milk to their urine. We observed a case of albinuria in which the diagnostic work up led to diagnosing an exceptional cause of chyluria in a patient living in a region of Colombia where filariasis is not endemic.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Service , Hospital Clínic de Barcelona , C/Villarroel 170, 08036- Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Service , Hospital Clínic de Barcelona , C/Villarroel 170, 08036- Barcelona , Spain.
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molano
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Service , Hospital Universitario San Ignacio , Bogotá , Colombia.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
keywords: albinuria; chyluria; filariasis; lymphatic fistula; turbid white urine