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 child...

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Main Authors: Sarel Halachmi, David Kakiashvili, Shimon Meretyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.59
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-1d962f9705cd4d42b90a2e316842e11c2025-02-03T01:32:55ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2006-01-01631131710.1100/tsw.2006.59A Review on Hematuria in ChildrenSarel Halachmi0David Kakiashvili1Shimon Meretyk2Department of Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, POB 9602, Haifa, IsraelDepartment of Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, POB 9602, Haifa, IsraelDepartment of Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, POB 9602, Haifa, IsraelAsymptomatic 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.59
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