Causes of hematuria can range from benign conditions such as [[urinary tract infection]] to serious conditions such as [[bladder cancer]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Rew | first = Karl | title = Primary care urology | publisher = Saunders | location = Philadelphia, Pa. London | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-1437724899 }}</ref> Extrarenal site is responsible for more than 60% of cases of hematuria. Of these, the most important underlying disease is malignancy. In the primary care population, about 5% of patients with microscopic hematuria will have a [[urinary tract]] malignancy, mainly of the [[bladder]] or [[prostate]]. The most common nonmalignant causes of extrarenal hematuria are infections, such as [[cystitis]], [[prostatitis]], and urethritis.Regarding renal causes of microscopic hematuria, the most common cause of isolated [[glomerular]] hematuria (without significant proteinuria) is [[IgA nephropathy]], followed by thin [[basement membrane]] disease, hereditary nephritis [[Alport syndrome|(Alport syndrome]]), and mild focal [[glomerulonephritis]] of other causes.
Causes of hematuria can range from benign conditions such as [[urinary tract infection]] to serious conditions such as [[bladder cancer]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Rew | first = Karl | title = Primary care urology | publisher = Saunders | location = Philadelphia, Pa. London | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-1437724899 }}</ref> Extrarenal site is responsible for more than 60% of cases of hematuria. Of these, the most important underlying disease is malignancy. In the primary care population, about 5% of patients with microscopic hematuria will have a [[urinary tract]] malignancy, mainly of the [[bladder]] or [[prostate]]. The most common nonmalignant causes of extrarenal hematuria are infections, such as [[cystitis]], [[prostatitis]], and urethritis.Regarding renal causes of microscopic hematuria, the most common cause of isolated [[glomerular]] hematuria (without significant proteinuria) is [[IgA nephropathy]], followed by thin [[basement membrane]] disease, hereditary nephritis [[Alport syndrome|(Alport syndrome]]), and mild focal [[glomerulonephritis]] of other causes.
Causes of hematuria can range from benign conditions such as urinary tract infection to serious conditions such as bladder cancer.[1] Extrarenal site is responsible for more than 60% of cases of hematuria. Of these, the most important underlying disease is malignancy. In the primary care population, about 5% of patients with microscopic hematuria will have a urinary tract malignancy, mainly of the bladder or prostate. The most common nonmalignant causes of extrarenal hematuria are infections, such as cystitis, prostatitis, and urethritis.Regarding renal causes of microscopic hematuria, the most common cause of isolated glomerular hematuria (without significant proteinuria) is IgA nephropathy, followed by thin basement membrane disease, hereditary nephritis (Alport syndrome), and mild focal glomerulonephritis of other causes.
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↑Avellino GJ, Bose S, Wang DS (June 2016). "Diagnosis and Management of Hematuria". Surg. Clin. North Am. 96 (3): 503–15. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2016.02.007. PMID27261791.
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