Pentosuria
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| Pentosuria | |
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|---|---|
| Xylulose | |
| ICD-10 | E74.8 |
| ICD-9 | 271.8 |
| OMIM | 260800 |
| DiseasesDB | 9816 |
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Pentosuria is a condition where xylulose (a pentose) presents in the urine in unusually high concentrations.
It is associated with a deficiency of L-xylulose reductase. l-xylulose is a reducing sugar so it may give false diagnosis of diabetes as it is found in high concentrations in urine