For urine colours there is a nice patient page at:
http://www.ncemi.org/cse/cse0703.htm
1 Is it really happening? Sweat as well as urine? If so:
2 Drugs, despite the first time, second hand history, especially
rifampicin
3 Do suntan compounds etc do this... at least it would be topical. (This
was supposed to be a reference to the English summer, but then it
occurred to me that if it was affecting both sweat and urine it would
have to be systemic, as well as topical. )
Dr Jonathan Kay
On Monday, July 29, 2002, at 04:30 , Simpson Elliott (MK) Top Grade
Biochemist, Laboratory Directorate wrote:
> GP phoned about 50 year old lady who has recently been producing a
> highly coloured yellow/orange urine and who complains of producing
> similar colour sweat which is staining her clothing. GP assures me she
> is not eating loads of carrots or oranges, is on no regular medication,
> has normal LFTs and has no recent change in diet, etc.
>
> Am I missing something here?
>
> Elliott Simpson
> Clinical Director
> Laboratories & Pharmacy
>
>
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