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Dark colored (brown) urine

Dark colored (brown) urine

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Dark urine is a symptom in which a person's urine is darker than dark yellow. Dark urine can be due to blood cells, material from broken blood cells, material from broken muscle cells, etc.

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33 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Pelvis

Is Symptom of

Hemolytic anemia
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Rhabdomyolysis
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Hepatitis
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Cholestasis of pregnancy
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Dehydration
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