Review article

Microscopic Haematuria

Stanislav Sotošek

Abstract

Microscopic haematuria is one of the most common symptoms encountered by urologists in everyday practice. It may be a sign of kidney and urinary tract diseases. The timely handling of microscopic haematuria leads to maximum therapeutic effects, while avoiding the use of expensive and invasive diagnostic procedures. Microscopic haematuria is defined as the presence of five or more red blood cells per light microscopic field of the centrifuged urine from three consecutive samples collected during one week. Imaging studies and cystoscopy are used to reveal etiological factors. If they are insufficient, we may perform kidney biopsy. Treatment depends on the etiology of microscopic haematuria, which is treated by a paediatrician, nephrologist or urologist. If urine samples are negative for three consecutive years, a person can be considered as healthy.

Keywords

microscopic haematuria; red blood cells; cystoscopy

Hrčak ID:

144636

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/144636

Publication date:

8.9.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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