title: [Microhematuria. Prevalence, test validity and clinical usefulness].
abstract: The dipstick test is the most sensitive test for microhematuria screening. In the general population asymptomatic microhematuria is not rare. In terms of clinical presentation hematuria can be classified in a double temporal dimension, i.e. according to the age of the patients and to its time course (resolution vs. persistence). In isolated microhematuria, red cells morphology is useful to establish the site of hematuria (glomerular vs. non glomerular). This is important mostly because in older patients this alteration may underlie a genito-urinary cancer. Microhematuria is probably one of the most sought for clinical signs of urinary diseases. It is fundamental that this clinical sign be always interpreted in a context considering other symptoms and clinical data.
authors.affiliation: IBIM-CNR, Epidemiologia Clinica e Fisiopatologia delle Malattie Renali e dell'Ipertensione Arteriosa, UO di Nefrologia, Dialisi e Trapianto Renale, Azienda Ospedaliera, Reggio Calabria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandalari
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zoccali
mesh_terms: D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011934:Reagent Strips; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D011934:Reagent Strips