Contributing in the research of hematuria in children
- Author:
Le Thi Ngoc Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hematuria, children
- MeSH:
Hematuria;
Child;
Glomerulonephritis
- From:Journal Ho Chi Minh Medical
2003;7(3):148-155
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
71 patients with macroscopic hematuria in 923 patients were treated at the Nephrology Department in Nhi Dong I hospital from November 01 to June 30, 2002, accounted for 7.69%. The mean age was 7.73 3.36 years old. The highest level at age group 4-10. Boys were more affted than girls. The symptoms caused by glomerulo-hematuria were anorexia, edema, hypertension, respiratory signs, urine with dark brown, pink color, dysmorphic red blood cells. Urinary signs, urine with bright red color or blood clots, non-dysmorphic red cells were the symptoms which indicating non-glomerulo hematuria. The most common causes were glomerulo-nephritis accounted for 69%, in which post-streptococcal acute glomerulonephritis was 38.1%. In addition, the recurrent hematuria was 12.7% in which the IgA nephropathy was the most 55.6%. The others were hypercalciuria, nephrotic syndrome, lupus, Henoch-Schonlein
