BLOOD IN 2 YEAR OLDS URINE

Posted by KELLEY JONES on June 17, 1999 at 18:44:50
MY SON HAS BEEN HAVING BLOOD IN HIS DIAPER OFF AND ON NOW FOR A WHILE
PEDIATRICIAN AND UROLOGIST RULED OUT EVERYTHING WITH VCUG, KIDNEY ULTRASOUND AND URINE TESTS. BLOOD SHOWS UP BUT NOTHING ELSE. CAN THIS BE JUST NOTHING HE IS A NORMAL HEALTHY BOY EXCEPT FOR COMPLAINING OF BELLYACHES SOMETIMES.I SEE THE BLOOD ALMOST EVERY DAY AND IT WOULD NOT MAKE ME NERVOUS IF I KNEW FOR SURE THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN FOR NO REASON.PLEASE GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE THANK YOU

Posted by HFHS M.D.-AK on June 21, 1999 at 13:10:56
Dear Kelly,
It sounds like your pediatric urologist has done the correct work-up to rule out any serious disease processes.  There is a common condition known as urethrorrhagia, that a has similar presentation to your description.  This condition is defined as urethral bleeding associated with dysuria occurring in boys.  Urine culture is negative, and the characteristic symptom is