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Olor de la orina - Overview

Definición:

Se refiere al olor del líquido excretado durante la micción. El olor de la orina varía. Sin embargo, si una persona toma líquidos suficientes y aparte de esto es saludable, la orina normalmente no tiene un olor fuerte.

Consideraciones generales:

Los cambios en el olor de la orina son normalmente temporales y no siempre son una señal de enfermedad. Ciertos alimentos y medicamentos, incluyendo vitaminas, pueden afectar el olor de la orina. Por ejemplo, el espárrago causa un olor de orina característico.

Sin embargo, el olor fétido de la orina puede deberse a bacterias, como las responsables de las infecciones de las vías urinarias. El olor dulce de la orina puede ser una señal de diabetes no controlada o una enfermedad rara del metabolismo. La enfermedad hepática y ciertos trastornos metabólicos pueden causar un olor de la orina a moho.

Causas comunes:

El olor anormal de la orina puede indicar:

  • Reviewed last on: 1/10/2010
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine.

Referencias

Patel HP. The abnormal urinalysis. Pediatr Clin North Am. Jun 2006; 53(3): 325-37, v.

Wein AJ. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2007.

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