Rd. Cespedes et al., THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HEMATURIA IN PATIENTS INFECTED WITH THE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS, The Journal of urology, 154(4), 1995, pp. 1455-1456
Purpose: We determined the importance of hematuria in patients infecte
d with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Materials and Methods:
The records of 1,326 HIV infected patients with yearly evaluations wer
e reviewed for hematuria and evaluation results. Mean followup was 2.1
years. Results: A total of 331 patients (25.0%) had 1 episode of hema
turia and 67 were evaluated with 5 significant diagnoses made. Managem
ent was affected in only 3 of these patients. No occult genitourinary
tumors were found. Conclusions: In young, asymptomatic, HIV infected p
atients with microscopic hematuria a urological evaluation can be safe
ly omitted in the presence of normal renal function and a benign urolo
gical history.