Blue-green discoloration of urine and false nephrotic range proteinuria at dipstick urinalysis
Poloni J, de Moraes Sassi M, de Oliveira T, Rotta L, Perazella M. Blue-green discoloration of urine and false nephrotic range proteinuria at dipstick urinalysis. Clinica Chimica Acta 2018, 482: 74-77. PMID: 29608875, DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2018.03.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlbuminuriaDiagnostic ErrorsFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleHumansMethylene BlueProteinuriaReagent StripsUrinalysisConceptsHigh-power fieldCells/high power fieldLeukocytes/high-power fieldBlue-green discolorationUrine samplesRenal tubular epithelial cellsNephrotic range proteinuriaUrinary tract infectionYear old womanUrine protein concentrationTubular epithelial cellsAlbumin 3Range proteinuriaTract infectionsCellular castsDipstick urinalysisEmergency departmentUrine sedimentBilirubin 2Epithelial cellsPower fieldUrinalysisMethylthioninium chloride