Foetor uraemicus

When uremic fetor is a harnähnlichen smell that in the context of uremia in chronic or acute renal failure is given by mouth and skin. It only occurs via the mouth in the presence of urease-containing bacteria in the oral cavity.

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Roche Lexicon Medicine [Electronic Resource]; 5th edition; Elsevier GmbH, Urban & Fischer Verlag; Munich / Jena 2003; ISBN 3-437-15072-3 ; Online version Keyword: Foetor