10 Pyelonephritis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #9: Hematuria
Hematuria is the medical term used when there is presence of blood in the urine. Gross hematuria is hematuria that is visible to the human eye where the urine is seen to be pinkish, red, or brown. Microscopic hematuria is blood in the urine that is only visible through urinalysis or dipstick test.
There are many causes of hematuria such as bladder cancer, kidney stones, renal cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, and more. In pyelonephritis, other associated symptoms of hematuria include flank pain and fever.
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