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. 2017 Oct 4;2017:bcr2017220772. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220772

Table 1.

Causes of chyluria

Parasitic causes Non-parasitic causes

  • Lymphatic filariasis

    • Wuchereria bancrofti (>90% of cases)

    • Brugia malayi

    • Brugia timori

  • Echinococcosis

  • Cysticercosis

  • Ascariasis

  • Malaria

  • Trauma/Surgery

  • Neoplasm

  • Malformation

    • Lymphangioma

    • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

  • Granulomatous infections (tuberculosis, leprosy)

  • Pregnancy

  • Aortic aneurysm