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Microscopic hematuria is a medical condition in which urine contains small amounts of blood. Blood quantity is too low to change the color of the urine (otherwise, it is known as gross hematuria). While not dangerous in itself, it maybe a symptom of kidney disease, such as IgA nephropathy, which should be monitored by a doctor.
The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends a definition of microscopic hematuria as three or more red blood cells per high-power microscopic field in urinary sediment from two of three properly collected urinalysis specimens.[1]
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- Cohen RA, Brown RS (2003). "Clinical practice. Microscopic hematuria". N. Engl. J. Med. 348 (23): 2330–8. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp012694. PMID 12788998.
- "Evaluation of patients with microscopic hematuria - Tips from Other Journals American Family Physician - Find Articles". http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_5_69/ai_114023797. Retrieved 2007-07-06.[dead link]
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