OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of glomerulonephritis in patients with spondyloarthritis followed-up at a Brazilian Rheumatology Service, and to evaluate the clinical variables associated. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients were assessed for sociodemographic characteristics, type of spondyloarthritis, time since diagnosis and disease activity, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, HLA-B27...

OBJECTIVE Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome (KTWS) is a congenital condition characterized by vascular malformations of the capillary, venous and lymphatic systems associated to soft tissue and bone hypertrophy in the affected areas. This syndrome may involve bladder, kidney, urethra, ureter and genitals. We report the treatment of 7 KTWS patients with urogenital involvement. MATERIALS AND MET...

This study was conducted for comparing the diagnostic rate of CT and IVU for hematuria and establishing a proper diagnostic protocol During the year of 2004, total 32 patients presented with hematuria received both IVU and CT examination. The CT examination included three phase axial scan: noncontrast (phase I), 90 seconds (phase II) and 180 seconds (phase III) after contrast administration and...

The incidence of ESRD is increasing dramatically. Progression to end-stage may be halted or slowed when kidney damage is detected at an early stage. Kidney damage is frequently asymptomatic but is indicated by the presence of proteinuria, hematuria, or reduced GFR. Population-based studies relating to the prevalence of kidney damage in the community are limited, particularly outside of the Unit...

Arsenic (As) exposure has been associated with both urologic malignancy and renal dysfunction; however, its association with hematuria is unknown. We evaluated the association between drinking water As exposure and hematuria in 7843 men enrolled in the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS). Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data was conducted with As exposure assessed in both ...

An otherwise healthy 6-year-old boy presented to the emergency department after falling out of bed and sustaining a testicular injury. The examination and evaluation, including urinalysis (revealing hematuria) and ultrasound, were suggestive of minor injury but were otherwise unremarkable. The patient was started on amoxicillin and had orders for a repeat urinalysis in a week. The microscopy re...

HISTORY A thirteen year-old intact, male mixed-breed dog was presented to the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Teaching hospital due to a recent onset of hematuria and stranguria. Eighteen months previously the dog was treated for urethral obstruction and severe cystitis and had undergone surgery for removal of multiple urinary bladder and urethral cal...

The infestation by Schistosoma haematobium is common in African countries and West Asia. Its chronic phase is characterized by the deposition of eggs of the parasite in various tissues of the body causing inflammatory response, formation of granulomas and fibrosis. The disease often affects the urinary tract, presenting with hematuria and, in the terminal stage, renal failure by urinary obstruc...

Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is characterized by painful hematuria attributed to inflammation of the bladder urothelium. The incidence is 12.2%. The clinical characteristics of HC range from microscopic hematuria to severe bleeding with clot retention and even renal failure. It is an important cause of occasional morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. Several predis...

Thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) or benign familial hematuria, is one of the commonest kidney disorders, characterized by recurrent benign hematuria, which is often associated with a family history (Gregory, 2005). It is generally considered to be a nonprogressive, life long disorder with a rather benign course (Tryggvason & Patrakka, 2006), although data from some studies show that a ...