Urine odor

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Causes

Common Causes

• Asparagus

• Cystitis

• Drugs

• Dehydration

• Diabetic ketoacidosis

• Liver Failure

• Phenylketonuria

• Urinary tract infection

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Nitrofurantoin, Norfloxacin, Ofloxacin,Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim, Trimethoprim
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	Diabetes, Diabetic ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemia
Environmental	Dehydration
Gastroenterologic	Acute liver failure, Rectovaginal fistula
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	Asparagus, Dietary Factors, Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency, Maple syrup urine disease , Metabolic disorder, Phenylketonuria, Vitamin B6 supplements
Obstetric/Gynecologic	Vaginitis
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Opthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	Cystitis, Kidney stones, Prostatitis, Pyelonephritis, Urethritis, Urinary tract infection
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Woodhouse Sakati syndrome

Causes in Alphabetical Order

• Acute liver failure

• Amoxicillin

• Ampicillin

• Asparagus

• Ciprofloxacin

• Cystitis

• Dehydration

• Diabetes

• Diabetic ketoacidosis

• Dietary Factors

• Holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency

• Hyperglycemia

• Kidney stones

• Maple syrup urine disease

• Metabolic disorder

• Nitrofurantoin

• Norfloxacin

• Ofloxacin

• Phenylketonuria

• Prostatitis

• Pyelonephritis

• Rectovaginal fistula

• Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim

• Trimethoprim

• Urethritis

• Urinary tract infection

• Vaginitis

• Vitamin B6 supplements

• Woodhouse Sakati syndrome