A review on hematuria in children.
Asymptomatic hematuria is very common in pediatric and adolescent patients. In contrast to painless hematuria in adults, the differential diagnosis and investigative modalities in the pediatric population is vastly different. This article presents the major diseases that may cause hematuria in children and suggests an evaluation algorithm for the pediatric urologist.
Halachmi
Sarel
S
Department of Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, POB 9602, Haifa, Israel. s_halachmi@rambam.health.gov.il
Kakiashvili
David
D
Meretyk
Shimon
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000465:Algorithms; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications