aetiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

Possible causes of haematuria in children may be classified as:

  • acute and chronic forms of glomerular injury
  • hereditary and familial renal disorders
  • systemic disorders with vasculitis
  • disorders of renal vasculature
  • neoplasm
  • trauma
  • developmental anomalies
  • bacterial or viral infection of the urinary tract
  • nephrolithiasis
  • systemic bacterial infection
  • miscellaneous