Differential Diagnosis For Hematuria: Disease Categories

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to covering the differential diagnosis for hematuria. This differential will be organized by disease categories.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DISEASE CATEGORIES?

When thinking about the differential for hematuria the following disease categories come to mind:

• Malignancy
• Immunological
• Other

WHAT ARE MALIGNANT CAUSES OF HEMATURIA?

The following are malignancies that can cause hematuria:

• Bladder cancer

WHAT ARE IMMUNOLOGICAL CAUSES OF HEMATURIA?

The following are immunological conditions that can cause hematuria:

• IgA nephropathy (Berger disease)

WHAT ARE OTHER CAUSES OF HEMATURIA?

The following are other causes of hematuria:

• Sickle cell anemia: sickling in the renal medulla can cause painless microscopic/gross hematuria
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura (Henoch-Schonlein purpura)

Page Updated: 11.25.2016