Hematochyluria. Observations on the Fat Content of the Urine and the Pathology of the Condition.

The following case on the medical service of Dr. Henry A. Christian at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital gave an opportunity for the study of hematochyluria with especial reference to the fat content of the urine. S. G. (P. B. B. H. Med. No. 1636), a man, aged 27 years, single, West Indian mulatto, a seaman, entered the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Sept. 14, 1914, complaining of disturbance of micturition and peculiarly colored urine. The family history was negative. The patient was born in Barbados, where he lived until 15 years of age. He had always been in good health. No history of urinary disturbances prior to the present illness was obtained. In 1903, two years after leaving Barbados, he noticed slight enlargement of the left testicle. Five years before entrance he had gonorrhea, which was not followed by any complications. Three years previous to admission, while urinating, the