Abnormal Odor to Urine or Other Body Fluid

Urine or other body fluid may take on an abnormal odor in the presence of a variety of diseases, often reflecting an abnormality in metabolism.

Odor Descriptor	Condition(s)
	asparagus
	thymol
ammonia	urinary tract infection, bacterial growth in a stored urine
brewery	methionine malabsorption ("oast house syndrome")
burnt sugar	maple syrup urine disease
cabbage	tyrosinemia
cat urine	beta-methylcrotonylglycinuria
fish	tyrosinemia
foul smell	urinary tract infection, bacterial contamination
fruity	ketonuria
hops	methionine malabsorption ("oast house syndrome")
maple syrup	maple syrup urine disease
mousy	phenylketonuria
musty	phenylketonuria
rancid	tyrosinemia
rancid butter	hypermethioninemia
rotten cabbage	hypermethioninemia
rotting fish	trimethylaminuria
sulfurous	cystinuria, homocystinuria
sweaty feet	methylmalonic acidemia, propionic acidemia, isovaleric acidemia, butyric/hexanoic acidemia, glutaric acidemia type II
sweet	ketonuria

where:

• "Oast house" is where hops are prepared prior to making beer (Campbell and McIntosh page 1122).

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