What are some common causes of microscopic hematuria?
Here are some common causes of blood in the urine: • Urinary tract (bladder) infection • Swelling in the filtering system of the kidneys (this is called “glomerulonephritis”) • A stone in your bladder or in a kidney • A disease that runs in families, like cystic kidney disease • Some medicines • A blood disease, like sickle cell anemia • A tumor in your urinary tract (this may or may not be cancer) What will my doctor do if I have microscopic hematuria? If you have blood in your urine, your doctor will ask you some questions to find out what caused it. If the cause is clear, your doctor will probably treat you. Then your doctor will check your urine again to see if the blood is gone. If the cause isn’t clear, you may need to have more tests. You might have an ultrasound exam or an intravenous pyelogram (this is like an x-ray). These tests are usually done by a urologist. This kind of doctor has special training in urinary problems. The urologist may look into your urinary tract using a
