Abnormally colored urine

Background

Normally red or brown

DDx

1. Hematuria
2. Myoglobinuria (see Rhabdo)
3. Hemoglobinuria
4. Porphyria
5. Bile pigments
6. Food (red)
   1. Beets
   2. Blackberries
   3. Rhubarb
   4. Food coloring
   5. Fava beans
7. Drugs
   1. Red
      1. Phenophthalein
      2. Rifampin
      3. Doxorubicin
      4. Deferoxamine
      5. Chloroquine
      6. Ibuprofen
      7. Methyldopa
   2. Brown
      1. Levodopa
      2. Metronidazole
      3. Nitrofurantoin
      4. Iron sorbitol
      5. Chloroquine
      6. Methyldopa

See Also

Rhabdomyolysis