Berger's disease (idiopathic hematuria)
A kidney disease that occurs when an antibody (called IgA) embeds itself inside the kidney, causing it to become inflamed and sometimes lose its ability to properly filter out waste and excess water from the blood.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 |
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A 30-year old female asked:
29 f h/o idiopathic PEs. Trace of blood in urine past year. Chronic low WBC. US of kidney bladder fine. No anemia. LFTs good. No genetic disorder. ???
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A 26-year old male asked:
I am a 26-year old male with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Should I be concerned about gross hematuria persisting for six days?
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A 37-year old male asked:
What tests should one perform after realizing that he has hematuria after urine cytology tests having polycystik kidney disease and hypertension?Help
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A 51-year old female asked:
Can you have benign microscopic hematuria that isn't caused by bladder cancer, kidney stones, kidney disease etc?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Microscopic hematuria in urine at least 2yrs. Urologist did cystoscopy. Nothing. Said it was idiopathic not to worry. No symptoms. Do I need 2 do more?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have swelling in my ankles, feet, and calves, a UTI, blood in urine, tenderness/swelling in my flank. Could this be kidney disease?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Asymptomatic Microscopic hematuria in urine at least 2yrs. No protein Urologist did cystoscopy. Nothing. Said idiopathic. Causes? Please be specific.
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A 60-year old female asked:
Micro hematuria 2 yrs. Both Upper CT Scan & cystoscopy neg. Urologist says idiopathic. Urinalysis Hemoglobin, small, RBC 2-5. What could be the cause?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Been having microscopic blood in urine for a month. If cystoscopy and ultrasound of kidneys are both normal do I accept its idiopathic or if not what would be the next steps to figure it out?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I had idiopathic PE a year ago. Had micro blood in urine whole time. Now fasting blood sugar 107 in morning. Scared of pancreatic cancer as cause?
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A 39-year old asked:
I am 28 years old female. I've had hematuria on and off for 2 years now. I'm 96.5 lbs. What am i going to do with my hematuria?
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A 38-year old asked:
I have hematuria with a high nitrate level. What can that mean?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What can I do to treat hematuria at home along with taking the prescribed antibiotics? Thank you.
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have hematuria and went to the Docter for this...she said drink plenty if water. Is there any other ways to treat hematuria?
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A 45-year old asked:
How is hematuria diagnosed besides seeing it?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: hematuria?
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A member asked about a 37-year old female:
What is iga hematuria?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is hematuria caused by the blood?
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A 29-year old asked:
What causes hematuria in the urine?
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A 33-year old asked:
How much blood can you lose if hematuria?
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A 45-year old asked:
Docs, could a uretocele cause terminal hematuria?
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A 32-year old female asked about a male:
What's the cause of hematuria for a 2-3 years old boy?
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A 45-year old asked:
What can cause gross hematuria with no other symptoms?
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A 42-year old female asked about a 71-year old male:
He already had his normal colonoscopy and it was fine so if all the tests came back ok what is causing him to still have this hematuria?
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A 36-year old asked:
Hematuria after having sex, why?
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A 35-year old asked:
If I had hematuria when must I follow up with my doctor?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Would I be able to not eat spicy food if I have a problem with my kidney? (microscopic hematuria)
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A 19-year old female asked:
I got diagnosed with hematuria and have to constantly use the bathroom every minute I can not sleep and dont know what to do!! Any suggestions?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can hematuria be a very dangerous situation?
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A 49-year old asked:
Is it ok to have hematuria for over 7 months?
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