Symptom: Proteinuria

Introduction: Proteinuria

Proteinuria: Excessive protein excreted in urine. See free access online books about Proteinuria below. See detailed information below for a list of 99 causes of Proteinuria, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Proteinuria:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Proteinuria. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Glomerulonephritis
• Diabetes mellitus
• Systemic lupus erythematosis
• Amyloidosis
• Renal vein thrombosis
• Malaria
• Malignancy
• Pre-eclampsia
• Subacute bacterial endocarditis
• Circulatory failure (see Breathing difficulties)
• Shock
• Chronic pyelonephritis (see Kidney symptoms)
• Heavy metal poisoning
• Balkan nephropathy
• Sickle cell disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Irradiation
• Hyperuricaemia
• Hyperoxaluria
• Myeloma
• Cystinosis
• Wilson's disease
• Hepatorenal tyrosinaemia
• Galactosaemia
• Hereditary fructose intolerance
• Glycogen storage disease type I

See full list of 99 causes of Proteinuria

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Causes of Types of Proteinuria:

Review the causes of these more specific types of Proteinuria:

• Protein in urine (30 causes)

More types of Proteinuria

Proteinuria: Multiple Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Proteinuria, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations

• Proteinuria and Urinary symptoms (62 causes)
• Proteinuria and Urine substances (53 causes)
• Proteinuria and Kidney symptoms (51 causes)
• Proteinuria and Kidney failure (42 causes)
• Proteinuria and Sexual symptoms (39 causes)
• Proteinuria and Nerve symptoms (38 causes)
• Proteinuria and Bladder symptoms (37 causes)
• Proteinuria and Urinary problems (37 causes)
• Proteinuria and Digestive symptoms (36 causes)
• Proteinuria and Pain (33 causes)
• Proteinuria and Sensations (33 causes)
• Proteinuria and Swelling symptoms (31 causes)
• Proteinuria and Head symptoms (29 causes)
• Proteinuria and Muscle weakness (29 causes)
• Proteinuria and Weakness (29 causes)
• Proteinuria and Urinary difficulty (28 causes)
• Proteinuria and Bleeding symptoms (27 causes)
• Proteinuria and Fatigue (27 causes)
• Proteinuria and Muscle symptoms (27 causes)
• Proteinuria and Abdominal symptoms (25 causes)

See full list of 1134 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Proteinuria

Home Diagnostic Testing and Proteinuria

Home medical tests possibly related to Proteinuria:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Tests
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Prostate Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Tests
  • Home PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Testosterone Tests

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Urine substances (107 causes)
• Urinary symptoms (679 causes)
• Bladder symptoms (612 causes)
• Urinary problems (635 causes)
• Urinary difficulty (415 causes)
• Sexual symptoms (1192 causes)

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Proteinuria

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Proteinuria:

• Urine substances (107 causes)
• Cloudy urine (27 causes)
• Urine symptoms
• Kidney symptoms (530 causes)

Diagnostic Guides for Proteinuria

12 MEDICAL SYMPTOM BOOKS: FULL TEXT ONLINE! Read the full text of published book sections related to Proteinuria from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Proteinuria. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Proteinuria

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Diagnostic tests for Proteinuria:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Proteinuria. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Blood pressure - e.g. if high blood pressure may suggest hypertension induced proteinuria, preeclampsia, glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidneys, lupus erythematosus, heart disease.
  • Inspect for edema (swelling) of ankles, legs, face, abdomen and genitals
  • Examine for the butterfly shaped facial rash of systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Abdominal palpation for mass in flanks - e.g. bilateral flank massesmay suggest polycystic kidneys; a unilateral flank mass may suggest a hypernephroma (kidney cancer).

See full list of 31 diagnostic tests for Proteinuria

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Proteinuria. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• When was the proteinuria (excessive protein excreted in urine) discovered?
• Is the patient a child and has suffered a Streptococcal infection - ( e.g. tonsillitis, pharyngitis, middle ear infection or cellulitis) 1-3 weeks before the onset of the proteinuria? - suggests post streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Hemolytic uremic syndrome is a disorder of infancy and childhood that follows a febrile illness, particularly gastroenteritis or an upper respiratory tract infection.
• Are you pregnant? - may suggest pregnancy induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. Any person with systemic lupus erythematosus who gets pregnant is at risk of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
• Have you had an injury such as a blow to the loin? - Trauma to the kidneys may cause proteinuria.
• Past medical history? - e.g. diabetes, amyloidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, multiple myeloma, congestive cardiac failure, high blood pressure.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Proteinuria (18 listings)

Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Proteinuria) may include:

• Fever? - Temperature may suggest urinary tract infection or lupus erythematosus. A fever itself may also cause proteinuria.
• Butterfly shaped facial rash? - suggests systemic lupus erythematosus.
• Coughing up blood? - if associated with protein in the urine may suggest Goodpastures syndrome.
• Abdominal pain? - may suggest renal stones, kidney contusion (bruising from trauma), kidney laceration, glomerulonephritis, renal cancer or polycystic kidneys.
• Symptoms of nephrotic syndrome? - e.g. swelling of the ankles and legs, swelling of the abdomen, face and arms may also be present (especially in children). Swelling of the genitals is sometimes seen.

See Diagnosis Checklist for Proteinuria (18 listings)

Stories from Users for Proteinuria

Real-life user stories relating to Proteinuria:

• Excessive Urine output with protein intake.
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Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Proteinuria or relevant symptoms:

• Cardiovascular (Heart and Blood Circulation) (171)
  • Chest pain and shortness of breath
  • Hand numbness
  • Purple-blue skin color
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• Genitourinary (The urination system) (138)
  • Burning In Penis After Urination. Std/urine Culture = Negative
  • Blood in urine (hematuria)
  • I KEEP PEEING AND I DONT KNOW WHY!! Iplease some1 help me
  • Excessive Burping..
  • Swollen (enlarged)Kidneys, normal blood tests (no stones)Dr.'s not helping
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• Endocrine (Growth and Metabolism) (93)
  • Symptoms of Cushing's - Tests all negative
  • Has anyone been diagnosed with Wilson's Temperature Syndrome and are being treated??
  • Pitutary tumor
  • I am at my wits end with these symptoms
  • I think I have Cushings, can you help?
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• Allergic/Immunologic (88)
  • Chronic hives
  • Spontaneous flushing and redness of face and body.
  • Non-stop itching, no rash
  • Swelling & itching
  • Problems with my scalp can anyone help me
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Causes of Proteinuria listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Proteinuria as a symptom include:

• Alström syndrome
• Amyloidosis
• Balkan endemic nephropathy
• Bevacizumab
• Carmustine
• Caspofungin
• Cirrhosis of liver
• Cisplatin
• Cystitis, infective
• Diabetes mellitus type 1
• Eclampsia
• Epstein-Barr virus
• Fabry's disease
• Glomerulosclerosis
• Idiopathic multicentric osteolysis
• Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome
• Infectious mononucleosis
• Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency
• Legionella pneumophila
• Lomustine

See full list of 99 causes of Proteinuria
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Proteinuria:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Proteinuria as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Proleukin
• Aldesleukin

See full list of 2 medications causing Proteinuria

Article Excerpts about Proteinuria

Proteinuria describes a condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of protein. Proteins are the building blocks for all body parts, including muscles, bones, hair, and nails. Proteins in your blood also perform a number of important functions: protecting you from infection, helping your blood coagulate, and keeping the right amount of fluid circulating through your body. (Source: excerpt from Proteinuria: NIDDK)

A condition in which the urine contains large amounts of protein, a sign that the kidneys are not functioning properly. (Source: excerpt from Kidney Failure Glossary: NIDDK)

Proteinuria is the presence of abnormal amounts of protein in the urine. Healthy kidneys take wastes out of the blood but leave in protein. Protein in the urine does not cause a problem by itself. But it may be a sign that your kidneys are not working properly. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Proteinuria describes a condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of protein. Proteins are the building blocks for all body parts, including muscles, bones, hair, and nails. Proteins in your blood also perform a number of important functions: protecting you from infection, helping your blood coagulate, and keeping the right amount of fluid circulating through your body. (Source: excerpt from Proteinuria: NIDDK)

A condition in which the urine contains large amounts of protein, a sign that the kidneys are not functioning properly. (Source: excerpt from Kidney Failure Glossary: NIDDK)

Proteinuria is the presence of abnormal amounts of protein in the urine. Healthy kidneys take wastes out of the blood but leave in protein. Protein in the urine does not cause a problem by itself. But it may be a sign that your kidneys are not working properly. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Definitions of Proteinuria:

Proteinuria: (1) Presence of urinary protein in amounts exceeding 0.3 g in a 24-hour urine collection or in concentrations more than 1 g per liter (1+ to 2+ by standard turbidometric methods) in a random urine collection on two or more occasions at least 6 hours apart; specimens must be clean, voided midstream, or obtained by catheterization. (2) SYN: albuminuria. [protein + G. ouron, urine]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Proteinuria; the presence of excessive protein, chiefly albumin but also globulin, in the urine.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

The presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Presence of excess protein in the urine.
- (Source - CRISP)

Organs affected by Proteinuria:

The list of organs typically affected by Proteinuria may include, but is not limited to:

• Bladder
• Kidneys

Detailed list of causes of Proteinuria

The list below shows some of the causes of Proteinuria mentioned in various sources:

• Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome - microalbuminuria
• Acute kidney failure - albumin in urine
• Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome - proteinuria
• Allain Babin Demarquez syndrome - proteinuria
• Alström syndrome

See full list of 99 causes of Proteinuria

How Common are these Causes of Proteinuria?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Proteinuria. Of the 99 causes of Proteinuria that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 3 causes are "very common" diseases
• 4 causes are "common" diseases
• 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 1 causes are "rare" diseases
• 7 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 84 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 99 causes of Proteinuria

Conditions listing symptoms: Proteinuria:

The following list of conditions have 'Proteinuria' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Proteinuria Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Proteinuria based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: