PUS CELLS IN THE URINE

Pus cells in the urine results usually from an infection of the urinary tract. They occur in connection with abscesses, tuberculosis, or stones of the kidney. More frequently they are associated with inflammation of the bladder or with an enlargement of the prostate, but most frequently they are seen in connection with gonorrhea.

Pus cells do not indicates Bright's Disease. however, where the pus occurs in large quantities albumin also may be present.

If pus cells in your urine are reported it is suggested that you void your urine into two separate glasses, and send to a laboratory a portion of the urine voided last into the second glass. It is advisable to have a second sample examined in this way because if pus is found in the urine voided in this manner it usually indicates that the pus does not arise from an old gonorrhea but is caused by some condition in the bladder or kidneys.

If considerable pus occurs persistently in the urine a competent physician should be consulted to ascertain the exact cause. While the pus may indicate nothing of great importance you cannot be certain until the correct diagnosis is made.