Hematuria

Hematuria is the presence of blood in the urine. It may have a benign cause, but in some cases can be caused by an illness that could cause death.

Hematuria (differential diagnosis)
Other names	Haematuria, erythrocyturia, blood in the urine
Visible hematuria that is tea-colored
Medical specialty	Nephrology, Urology
Symptoms	Blood in the urine
Causes	Urinary tract infection, kidney stone, bladder cancer, kidney cancer

Causes

• Problems with the urogenital system (bladder, urinary tract, urethra), kidneys
• Renal cell carcinoma
• Urinary tract infections
• Cystitis
• Bladder cancer
• Pyelonephritis
• Prostate cancer
• other prostate problems (enlarged prostate)
• Urethritis
• Wilms tumor
• Kidney stones
• Glomerulonephritis
• Possibly, allergies

When it might be something else

False alarms can be raised when people have red urine caused by certain medications or eating certain foods. Usually, drugs which cause red or bloody urine should come with warnings either that it will happen or to see a doctor if it does.

Bloody urine (pee) can happen for women on their periods.

It might be something else if:

• food (like beetroot) is turning the urine red or pink
• medicine or drugs may be turning the urine red or brown
• bleeding is coming from the rectum (bum) instead
• the woman is on her period

Self diagnosing

It is not recommended to self diagnose hematuria.

References

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