title: [Microscopic hematuria in children].
abstract: Hematuria is a common finding on a urinalysis, with a prevalence rate between 1% and 2%. The execution of screening of hematuria in children is controversial. Once hematuria has been identified, it is useful to identify sources of bleeding, as either glomerular or non-glomerular. If microscopic hematuria is confirmed, investigations would include: hypercalciuria screen, blood examinations (full blood count, renal function tests, complement and autoantibody screen), renal tract ultrasound, urinalysis of family members, audiogram, if family history of deafness is present, or family members present a positive dipstick. If all these tests are negative and microscopic hematuria persists, then a renal biopsy is advocated.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cataldi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006417:Hematuria / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology