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Abnormal urinary odor

MedGen UID:
548619
•Concept ID:
C0278045
•
Finding
Synonyms: Abnormal urine odor; Abnormal urine smell; Urine smell abnormal
SNOMED CT: Abnormal urine odor (8769003); Urine smell abnormal (8769003)
 
HPO: HP:0012088

Definition

A deviation from the normal odor of the urine. [from HPO]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

An observational study on the sexual, genital and fertility outcomes in bladder exstrophy and epispadias patients.
Van den Eede E, Sterckx M, Vangelabbeek K, Dunford C, Noah A, Wood D, De Win G
J Pediatr Urol 2023 Feb;19(1):36.e1-36.e7. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.10.013. PMID: 37856541
Sub-Saharan African women's views and experiences of risk factors for obstetric fistula: a qualitative systematic review.
Bulndi LB, Ireson D, Adama E, Bayes S
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Sep 3;22(1):680. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05013-2. PMID: 36057559Free PMC Article
Correlates of olfactory impairment in middle-aged non-diabetic Caucasian subjects with stage I-II obesity.
Campolo J, Corradi E, Rizzardi A, Parolini M, Dellanoce C, Di Guglielmo ML, Tarlarini P, Cattaneo M, Trivella MG, De Maria R
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jun;278(6):2047-2054. Epub 2020 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06442-5. PMID: 33108562
Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Endoscopy Training on Thiel-embalmed Cadavers.
Bele U, Kelc R
Urology 2016 Jul;93:27-32. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.01.040. PMID: 26993350
The cervical cap.
Secor RM
NAACOGS Clin Issu Perinat Womens Health Nurs 1992;3(2):236-45. PMID: 1596432

Diagnosis

An observational study on the sexual, genital and fertility outcomes in bladder exstrophy and epispadias patients.
Van den Eede E, Sterckx M, Vangelabbeek K, Dunford C, Noah A, Wood D, De Win G
J Pediatr Urol 2023 Feb;19(1):36.e1-36.e7. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.10.013. PMID: 37856541
Correlates of olfactory impairment in middle-aged non-diabetic Caucasian subjects with stage I-II obesity.
Campolo J, Corradi E, Rizzardi A, Parolini M, Dellanoce C, Di Guglielmo ML, Tarlarini P, Cattaneo M, Trivella MG, De Maria R
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jun;278(6):2047-2054. Epub 2020 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06442-5. PMID: 33108562
Biochemical and clinical aspects of the human flavin-containing monooxygenase form 3 (FMO3) related to trimethylaminuria.
Cashman JR, Camp K, Fakharzadeh SS, Fennessey PV, Hines RN, Mamer OA, Mitchell SC, Nguyen GP, Schlenk D, Smith RL, Tjoa SS, Williams DE, Yannicelli S
Curr Drug Metab 2003 Apr;4(2):151-70. doi: 10.2174/1389200033489505. PMID: 12678693
The cervical cap.
Secor RM
NAACOGS Clin Issu Perinat Womens Health Nurs 1992;3(2):236-45. PMID: 1596432
Trimethylaminuria.
Brewster MA, Schedewie H
Ann Clin Lab Sci 1983 Jan-Feb;13(1):20-4. PMID: 6838148

Therapy

Sub-Saharan African women's views and experiences of risk factors for obstetric fistula: a qualitative systematic review.
Bulndi LB, Ireson D, Adama E, Bayes S
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Sep 3;22(1):680. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05013-2. PMID: 36057559Free PMC Article
Randomized Clinical Trial Using Sterile Single Use and Reused Polyvinylchloride Catheters for Intermittent Catheterization with a Clean Technique in Spina Bifida Cases: Short-Term Urinary Tract Infection Outcomes.
Madero-Morales PA, Robles-Torres JI, Vizcarra-Mata G, Guillén-Lozoya AH, Mendoza-Olazarán S, Garza-González E, Gutiérrez-González A
J Urol 2019 Jul;202(1):153-158. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000244. PMID: 30916625
Biochemical and clinical aspects of the human flavin-containing monooxygenase form 3 (FMO3) related to trimethylaminuria.
Cashman JR, Camp K, Fakharzadeh SS, Fennessey PV, Hines RN, Mamer OA, Mitchell SC, Nguyen GP, Schlenk D, Smith RL, Tjoa SS, Williams DE, Yannicelli S
Curr Drug Metab 2003 Apr;4(2):151-70. doi: 10.2174/1389200033489505. PMID: 12678693

Prognosis

Randomized Clinical Trial Using Sterile Single Use and Reused Polyvinylchloride Catheters for Intermittent Catheterization with a Clean Technique in Spina Bifida Cases: Short-Term Urinary Tract Infection Outcomes.
Madero-Morales PA, Robles-Torres JI, Vizcarra-Mata G, Guillén-Lozoya AH, Mendoza-Olazarán S, Garza-González E, Gutiérrez-González A
J Urol 2019 Jul;202(1):153-158. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000000244. PMID: 30916625

Clinical prediction guides

An observational study on the sexual, genital and fertility outcomes in bladder exstrophy and epispadias patients.
Van den Eede E, Sterckx M, Vangelabbeek K, Dunford C, Noah A, Wood D, De Win G
J Pediatr Urol 2023 Feb;19(1):36.e1-36.e7. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.10.013. PMID: 37856541
Correlates of olfactory impairment in middle-aged non-diabetic Caucasian subjects with stage I-II obesity.
Campolo J, Corradi E, Rizzardi A, Parolini M, Dellanoce C, Di Guglielmo ML, Tarlarini P, Cattaneo M, Trivella MG, De Maria R
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Jun;278(6):2047-2054. Epub 2020 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06442-5. PMID: 33108562
Transient trimethylaminuria related to menstruation.
Shimizu M, Cashman JR, Yamazaki H
BMC Med Genet 2007 Jan 27;8:2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-8-2. PMID: 17257434Free PMC Article
Parental reporting of smelly urine and urinary tract infection.
Struthers S, Scanlon J, Parker K, Goddard J, Hallett R
Arch Dis Child 2003 Mar;88(3):250-2. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.3.250. PMID: 12598394Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Sub-Saharan African women's views and experiences of risk factors for obstetric fistula: a qualitative systematic review.
Bulndi LB, Ireson D, Adama E, Bayes S
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022 Sep 3;22(1):680. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05013-2. PMID: 36057559Free PMC Article

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