Table 1 Causes of blue green-urine
From: Blue-green urine in traditional medicine consumption: a case report and review of the literature
Medications/drugs | Dyes/pigments | Diseases/infections | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|
Amitripyline [18] Anthraquinone Arbutin Azuresin Blutene Bromoforium Cimetidine Clioquinol Flutamide Guaiacol Indomethacin Iodochlorhydroxyquin Magnesium salicylate Methocarbamol Metoclopramide [20] Metronidazole Mitoxantrone Phenylbutazone Phenyl salicylate Phenol Promethazine Resorcinol Tetrahydronapthalene Thymol Tolonium Triamterene Zaleplon | Biliverdin [25] Boric Acid Carbolic acid Diagnex blue Evans blue FD&C blue no Indigo blue Indigo carmine Methylene blue [5] Toluidine blue | Blue diaper syndrome Bile via vesico-enteral Chronic obstructive jaundice Familial indicanuria [26] Hartnup disease [27] Meconium aspiration syndrome Pseudomonas infection [23, 24] Typhoid fever | Clorets (chlorophyll-containing breath mints) [27] Excessive use of mouthwash or deodorant Herbicides [19] |