Does Benign Squamous And Urothelial Cells In Urine Indicative Of A Healing UTI?

Posted on Wed, 13 Jan 2016

Question: Urine culture say negative for malignancy but shows benign urothelial cells and squamous cells with a few polyomavirus cells. What does this mean

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestive of a healing urinary infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thanks for your query.
Relax, there is nothing serious in your report.
You had a urinary infection and sometimes with the infection, there can be blood in the urine. Since there are no malignant cells seen, there is no cancer.
Epithelial cells and squamous cells are from the shedding of cells from the walls of the urinary tract and it occurs periodically and more so when you have an infection.
Polymorphs are the cells that find urinary infection and would be present in the urine when there is urinary infection. Polyomavirus if present in immunocompromised people or in renal transplant recipients, can be significant. In normal people these are not dangerous.
Do get back to me if you have more queries.
Best wishes,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Noble Zachariah (11 hours later)

Thank you for your help it surely put my mind at ease

Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
You are welcome

Detailed Answer:
It was a pleasure interacting with you.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar