Structured Summary
Abstract
The presence of white blood cells (LEUKOCYTES) in the urine. It is often associated with bacterial infections of the urinary tract. Pyuria without BACTERIURIA can be caused by TUBERCULOSIS, stones, or cancer.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Pyurias
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Pyuria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011776. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011776
- Pyuria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyuria
- Pyuria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q778731