Related articles: Dark urine
Definition
Generally, the dark color of the urine is a sign of "simple" dehydration, therefore of urine more concentrated in the healthy subject; it can also be the consequence of taking certain drugs or foods. In some cases it becomes a sign of various pathological conditions, such as jaundice and obstruction of the bile flow, or the presence of blood in the urine.Possible Causes * of Dark Urine
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Liver Calculations
- Gall bladder stones
- Kidney stones
- cystinuria
- Cystitis
- Chlamydia
- cholangiocarcinoma
- cholecystitis
- Alitiasic cholecystitis
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Fulminant hepatitis
- Favism
- Lassa fever
- Gonorrhea
- Kidney failure
- Pregnancy hyperemesis
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Nephritis
- Peritonitis
- Porphyria
- Porfiria Cutanea Tarda
- Spherocytosis
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- Liver tumor
- Kidney tumor
- uretrite
