WHAT IS HEMATURIA?
Hematuria is the presence of blood within the urine. There are two sorts:
- Gross hematuria: when the blood is visibly noticeable within the urine. It will look pink, pink or brown and cloudy.
- Microscopic hematuria: when the blood can solely be seen beneath a microscope.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR CHILD HAS MICROSCOPIC HEMATURIA?
So if the blood within the urine can’t be seen, how will dad and mom comprehend it’s there and what does it imply as soon as it’s discovered? Typically after we discover microscopic blood within the urine, one other symptom has initially introduced children to the physician’s workplace. Those signs are:
- Puffiness, notably across the eyes, arms or toes (swelling in these areas can associate with irritation within the kidneys)
- Pain within the stomach, ache in scrotum, groin or penis for boys and ache the urethra or vagina for women
- Dehydration or low urine output
- Symptoms of an undiagnosed urinary tract an infection (UTI), which may embrace ache or no ache with elevated frequency of urination and/or wetting accidents.
- Injury to the again or stomach
WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR
Some kids naturally have blood of their urine and it’s not a trigger for concern (however they could have to be adopted for a 12 months or so simply to verify). Other children could have an underlying situation or household historical past of illness which will have to be handled.
Microscopic hematuria doesn’t normally have to be investigated in in any other case wholesome kids. However, extra analysis is required in case your youngster has had three urine checks with microscopic hematuria over a number of months, or if different issues are occurring on the similar time, akin to:
- Hematuria with protein within the urine (might point out kidney illness)
- Hematuria together with hypertension (might point out kidney illness)
- Hematuria together with abnormalities on an ultrasound of the kidneys (kidney stones, kidney illness, swollen kidneys or cystic kidney illness)
Gross hematuria, or seen blood within the urine, normally wants an analysis extra shortly, particularly to test for hypertension and to make certain the kidneys are functioning usually.
It is useful to notice if the gross hematuria occurred on the time of a chilly or flu, after a Strep an infection or damage, or was related to ache whereas urinating or different ache within the again or stomach.
If you watched your youngster has hematuria, name your pediatrician for additional testing.