title: [The significance of erythrocyte morphology for the differential diagnosis of hematuria].
abstract: Since 1984 we have investigated urine specimens of 129 patients by means of phase contrast microscopy. 51% of the children have an isomorphic, 43% a dysmorphic and 6% a mixed erythrocyturia. We have found a good correlation between dysmorphic erythrocyturia and glomerular diseases and between isomorphic erythrocyturia and nonglomerular changes. In 4.6% there were a discrepancy between the urinary findings and the diagnoses. Phase contrast microscopy is an advantage for diagnostics of hematuria provided that it will be done repeatedly.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Adomssent
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Stolpe
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast
vernacular_title: Bedeutung der Erythrozytenmorphologie für die Differentialdiagnostik der Hämaturie.