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Symptoms and Causes
Many conditions are associated with hematuria. The most common causes include the following:
• Benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) in men over 40
• Kidney and bladder stones
• Kidney disease
• Medications (e.g., quinine, rifampin, phenytoin)
• Trauma (e.g., a blow to the kidneys)
• Tumors and/or cancer in the urinary system
• Urinary tract blockages
• Viral infections of the urinary tract and sexually transmitted diseases, particularly in women.
There are rare diseases and genetic disorders that also cause hematuria. Some of these are:
• Sickle cell anemia (inherited blood disorder found in African Americans)
• Systemic lupus erythmnatosus (chronic inflammatory disease of connective tissue)
• von Hippel-Landau disease (hereditary disease in which benign tumors form on the spial cord, kidneys, testicles and other organs)
Symtoms include:
• Abdominal Pain
• Decreased urinary force, hesitance, incomplete voiding
• Fever
• Frequent urination (polyuria)
• Pain during urination (dysuria)
• Pain in the flank or side
• Urinary urgency
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