MALARIAL HEMATURIA.

Malarial Fevers and Malarial Parasites

Loin pain hematuria syndrome.

Loin pain hematuria syndrome (LPHS), first described in 1967, is a rare pain syndrome, which is not well understood. The syndrome is characterized by severe intermittent or persistent flank pain, either unilateral or bilateral, associated with gross or microscopic hematuria. LPHS is a diagnosis of exclusion as there still is not a consensus of validated diagnostic criteria, though several crite...

he Investigation of Hematuria

Persistent microscopic hematuria is present in about 6% of the population, but probably only a small minority have hematuria that does not originate from the glomerulus. Careful analysis of phase-contrast urine microscopy by a skilled observer is critically important in the investigation of hematuria. In glomerular disease, urine microscopy often is second only to renal biopsy examination in he...

Evaluation of Hematuria

www.turner-white.com B lood in the urine is a common problem that can be a sign of a number of benign and malignant underlying diseases. Hematuria may be macroscopic (visible on gross examination) or microscopic.1,2 The American Urological Association defines microscopic hematuria as 3 or more red blood cells (RBCs) per high-power field (hpf) on microscopic analysis of 2 or 3 properly collected...

Malarial Fevers

the examination of the blood, the taking of specimens of blood, the staining and microscopic examination of the blood and the great necessity of being acquainted with thtf appearance of normal blood. The three species of parasite, other' blood parasites, the method of collecting sample of blood for serum diagnosis, the examination of sputum, etc. These subjects are rightly included in this book...