Idiopathic Chyluria with Nephrotic-range Proteinuria and Hypothyroidism

The patient was a 75-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of fatigue, leg edema and heavy proteinuria. Due to his cloudy urine and elevated triglyceride level in his urine, he was diagnosed with chyluria. Tests for infectious disease were negative, and lymphoscintigraphy showed no b...

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Published in:Internal Medicine 2019/05/01, Vol.58(9), pp.1307-1309
Main Authors: Uzu, Takashi, Takamori, Keisei, Fujino, Yoshihiko, Fukui, Tatsunari
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
chyluria
Edema
Hypothyroidism
Infectious diseases
Internal medicine
Lymphatic system
non-parasitic
Patients
Proteinuria
Thyroxine
Urine
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Summary:The patient was a 75-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of fatigue, leg edema and heavy proteinuria. Due to his cloudy urine and elevated triglyceride level in his urine, he was diagnosed with chyluria. Tests for infectious disease were negative, and lymphoscintigraphy showed no blockage in the lymphatic system. He was therefore diagnosed with idiopathic chyluria. Hypothyroidism was also found and his cloudy urine and heavy proteinuria disappeared without dietary modifications after starting levothyroxine treatment for hypothyroidism. The patient is currently being followed up in an outpatient clinic and is doing well, with no recurrence of chyluria.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.2036-18