Uncle Qu, 63, from Xiangxi, Hunan Province, found out a few days ago that his urine was as milky white as milk, which surprised him.
In order to seek further treatment, Mr. Qu went to the Fourth Ward of Urology Department of Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital for treatment. After understanding, Uncle Qu found out three months ago that as long as he eats greasy food, his urination is like milk. Although he thinks it is not normal, he does not pay attention to it if it is not painful or itchy. A month ago, Uncle Qu began to continue to solve “milk urine”, and then he went to the hospital for treatment.
After being admitted to the hospital, the doctor confirmed that Uncle Qu’s chyluria originated from the left kidney through cystoscopy, so Director Yang’s team performed laparoscopic lymphatic stripping of the left renal pedicle for Uncle Qu under general anesthesia. After the ligation, after recovery, Uncle Qu’s urine was clear and he was discharged from the hospital yesterday. In the follow-up, Uncle Qu needs to continue to take anti-filarial drugs, and at the same time pay attention to preventing mosquito bites, combine work and rest, enhance physical fitness, and maintain a regular life to prevent recurrence.
Director Yang Ke said that chyluria is a common disease that causes white urine, and it is a lymphatic disease. Under the influence of some factors, the chyle in the lymphatic vessels enters the renal collecting system, resulting in a lymphatic fistula, which makes the urine mixed with the chyle, showing milky white, like “milk” or “soy milk”, and may have chyloprotein clots or blood clots. The etiology of chyluria is divided into parasitic and non-parasitic, among which parasitic is more common.
Director Yang Ke reminded that the pathogens of filariasis in my country are filarial worms and Malayan filariasis, which are transmitted by blood-sucking insects, mainly when the saliva of mosquitoes or mites enter the human skin and migrate to the subcutaneous tissue. Then to the lymphatic vessels and lymphatic trunk, local inflammatory response occurs. It is summer now, pay attention to avoid staying in areas with many mosquitoes such as lakes and forests to prevent the occurrence of filariasis caused by mosquito bites. Director Yang Ke said that urine is a “barometer” of human health, and people can capture disease signals from changes in urine color. The urine color of normal people is light yellow or colorless and transparent. The abnormal urine color is not only white chyluria like Uncle Qu, but also red hematuria. It is generally found in urinary tract tumors, stones, infections, etc., and yellow-brown strong tea-like urine. The urine is usually seen in patients with jaundice, and the brown soy sauce-like urine is generally seen in hemoglobinuria caused by intravascular hemolysis. If the urine color is abnormal, seek medical attention in time.
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Xia Sheng correspondent Shang Kaiping Chen Guiheng Wu Jing
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