Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis
Renal:
- Glomerular - IgA Nephropathy, Thin basement membrane, Alport syndrome, Other glomerulonephritis
- Interstitial - Interstitial nephritis (non-infective)
- Infective - Bacterial/ViraI/FungaI, Tuberculosis
- Physical - Malignancy or other tumor, Calculi, Hypercalciuria/nephrocalcinosis, Trauma
- Structural - Cysts - PKD, Medullary sponge kidney
- Vascular/Ischemic - Papillary necrosis, Sickle cell disease/trait, Infarction, AV fistula
Ureter - Malignancy, Calculi, Stricture
Bladder - Bacterial cystitis (mainly women), Urethritis, prostatitis, Tuberculosis/Schistomiasis, Malignancy, Calculi, Stricture, Radiation
Uncertain - Exercise haematuria, Anticoagulation, Facititious hematuria
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