Correspondence

Parasitic Chyluria

Authors: Ana M. Palacio, MD, Daniel M. Lichstein, MD, Carlos A. Vaamonde, MD, Leonardo Tamariz, MD, MPH

Abstract

To the Editor:


A 66-year-old woman presented with the chief complaints of weight loss, generalized weakness, and a history of milky-appearing urine. The patient had a medical history significant for filariasis, which had been treated 25 years before this admission. She was born in Haiti but had lived in Africa 30 years before this admission. Her first episode of chyluria was in the 1970s; she was treated for filariasis, with resolution of the chyluria. During the preceding 1½ years, she had experienced multiple episodes of chyluria, each lasting 2 to 3 days. These were associated with a 60-pound weight loss, which had led to admission. Medications at the time of admission were verapamil, ferrous sulfate, and multivitamins.

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