Contents:
- Medical Video: What does high clue & epithelial cells in vaginal examination indicate? - Dr. Sangeeta Gomes
- There are epithelial cells in the urine, what does that mean?
- How to interpret the results of urine tests that have been done?
- Who is at risk of having epithelial cells in the urine?
- After finding epithelial cells in the urine, what treatment will be carried out?
Medical Video: What does high clue & epithelial cells in vaginal examination indicate? - Dr. Sangeeta Gomes
Urine is the result of waste from all metabolic processes in the body. All unused substances will be released by the body through urine so as not to accumulate toxins. Now, if you have just undergone a urine test, you may see 'positive epithelial cells'. If this happens, what does it mean? Are there epithelial cells in the urine dangerous? See below.
There are epithelial cells in the urine, what does that mean?
Epithelial cells are cells that originate from the surface of the body, such as from the skin, blood vessels, urinary tract, or body organs. This cell functions as a barrier between the inside and outside of the body. The most important main role of epithelial cells is protecting the inside of the body from viruses.
Actually, if the urine test results show positive epithelial cells, there are indeed a number of epithelial cells in your urine. But this is normal and normal if there are not too many epithelial cells.
However, when there are many epithelial cells in the urine, there may be a problem that occurs. These results can indicate that you have an infection, kidney disease, or other medical conditions.
Doctors will recommend checking the number of epithelial cells in the urine if a visual urine test or your chemical urine test shows abnormal results.
You might also need this test if you have symptoms of urinary tract or kidney problems. Symptoms such as frequent urination (anyang-anyangan), when urinating feels pain, abdominal pain, and back pain.
How to interpret the results of urine tests that have been done?
Reported on the Healthline page, the results of urine tests after being analyzed microscopically there will be 3 possible outcomes:
- Little epithelial cells were found
- Medium epithelial cells are found
- Many epithelial cells were found
When the results are found in 1-5 squamous cell epithelium per HPF (measuring unit for the number of epithelial cells), this is still in the normal category because epithelial cells are very likely to peel off the body naturally. But when the results show moderate and high, chances are some of these conditions can occur:
- Occurrence of a urinary tract infection
- The occurrence of kidney or liver disease
- Occurrence of certain types of cancer
- A fungal infection occurs
In addition to the amount, types of epithelial cells can also indicate certain conditions. For example, if your epithelial cells are analyzed, they contain large amounts of hemoglobin or blood particles, this could indicate that your urine recently contained red blood cells even before they were seen on visual or chemical examinations,
In addition, more than 15 epithelial cells per tubular HPF type of kidney can indicate that your kidney is not functioning properly.
Who is at risk of having epithelial cells in the urine?
Of course not everyone will be asked to do a urine test and see if there are epithelial cells in it. Some people who are at risk of having epithelial cells are usually advised to take a urine test, namely:
- People who have kidney stones
- Decreased function of the immune system
- Have diabetes
- Having high blood pressure
- Has a history of chronic kidney disease
- Having an enlarged prostate gland
- People who are pregnant
After finding epithelial cells in the urine, what treatment will be carried out?
Medical treatment will be given based on the cause.
If these epithelial cells are found because of a urinary tract infection, they will be treated with antibiotics or antivirals and it is recommended to consume lots of water to speed up the healing process.
While if it is caused by the condition of diabetes mellitus, special care for diabetes will be carried out.
