Other names: hematuria, gross hematuria, macro- hematuria
Blood in the urine is called hematuria. It is divided into macroscopic when blood is noticeable to the naked eye and microscopic when the discovery of blood needed microscope and myself sick because it can not be detected.
It should be borne in mind that the urine can likewise color and some foods and substances. Typical is dark urine when eating beets and after drug administration against pinworms. Also, some diseases may discolor urine without blood present; this is eg. a jaundice or porphyria.
Each finding macroscopic haematuria should be paid attention to, because it is ill should contact as soon as possible to a medical practitioner who exposed requisition for testing for the professional workplace.
The presence of blood in urine is usually accompanied by other symptoms such as abdominal pain, back pain, painful or difficult urination, or fever, nausea, etc. If it haematuria asymptomatic (no other symptoms) then there is a suspicion of cancer.
For the usual reasons we mentioned especially inflammation of the kidneys, renal pelvis, or a combination of both (nephritis, pyelitidy and pyelonephritis), and hemorrhagic cystitis (hemorrhagic cystitis). Frequent haematuria in urolithiasis (urinary stones). Further consideration in systemic autoimmune diseases or congenital nephropathy.
More rarely, blood in the urine can also occur in persons with congenital bleeding disorders (hemophilia), blood platelet deficiency, or the treatment of anti-coagulant drugs (acetylsalicylic acid or warfarin).
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