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Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Venkata Sivakrishna Kumar Pulivarthi M.B.B.S [1]

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Risk Factors

People of all age groups, including children, can have hematuria. Certain factors increase the chance of hematuria:

Common risk factors for urinary tract malignancy in patients with hematuria:[1]

  • Age older than 35 years
  • Analgesic abuse
  • Exposure to chemicals or dyes (benzenes or aromatic amines)
  • Male sex
  • Past or current smoking

History of any of the following:

  • Chronic indwelling foreign body
  • Chronic urinary tract infection
  • Exposure to known carcinogenic agents or alkylating chemotherapeutic agents
  • Gross hematuria
  • Irritative voiding symptoms
  • Pelvic irradiation
  • Urologic disorder or disease

References

  1. Sharp VJ, Barnes KT, Erickson BA (2013) Assessment of asymptomatic microscopic hematuria in adults. Am Fam Physician 88 (11):747-54. PMID: 24364522