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What disease is caused by a high number of urine epithelial cells


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In general, a small number of epithelial cells can be found in urine routine test. If the epithelial cells are high, it first indicates that there may be urinary infection. Inflammation stimulates mucosal epithelial cells, causing epithelial cell necrosis and shedding, resulting in high epithelial cells in urine. Secondly, women should also consider that vaginal epithelial cells may enter urine when urine samples are taken due to the proximity of vagina and urethra, thus causing sample contamination and inaccurate test results. In addition, kidney stones and kidney tumors, ureteral tumors, bladder tumors will cause epithelial cells to rise to varying degrees, when the epithelial cells are high, we must combine the patient's symptoms and medical history, carefully carry out relevant physical examination, improve relevant laboratory examinations, such as urinary three-dimensional ultrasound, urinary CT, ureterography, cystoscopy, etc., find out the cause and further treat under the guidance of doctors.