Erythrocytes are blood cells, but they can be found in the urine. Despite the fact that red blood cells are daily released in large quantities, (approximately 2 million), there is a certain norm of their content in the fluid withdrawn from the body.
Therefore, for each urine sample, the blood cells in the field of vision are counted, because even a reddish-colored urine can contain an increased amount of red blood cells, which is a sign of various diseases.
How to determine erythrocytes in urine?
The process of establishing the fact that in the analysis of urine the indicators of erythrocytes are increased, consists of two stages:
- Study of color. If the urine is reddish or brown, this is a sign of macrogematuria, that is, the number of blood cells exceeds the norm several times;
- Microscopic examination. If more than 3 erythrocytes are found in a certain area of the analyzed material (field of vision), a diagnosis is made-microhematuria.
To determine the diagnosis, it is very important to determine the type of erythrocytes, which can be unchanged and changed.
The reasons why erythrocytes in the urine are increased
Since the blood in the urine can get through passing through the kidneys, urinary tract and genitals, it is often their diseases that are the cause of the appearance of red cells there. Treatment, if erythrocytes are increased in the urine, will depend on what exactly this change is caused.
Kidney disease:
- the formation of stones, the blood appears in the process of their release;
- chronic and acute forms of inflammation: glomerulonephritis , pyelonephritis, during which the walls of blood vessels in the kidney become thinner and their permeability increases;
- development of the tumor, as it will destroy the tissues of the walls of the organ, which will lead to bleeding. In the analysis of urine, unchanged erythrocytes will be increased;
- hydronephrosis, that is, a violation of the process of urine output, which leads to deformation of the kidney;
- tuberculosis, heart attack, amyloidosis or kidney nephrosis.
To determine that the main cause of the increased red blood cell content in urine was due to the fault of kidney disease, it is possible by the appearance of protein and cylinders in it.
Diseases of the urinary tract:
- cystitis, urethritis ;
- the presence of stones in any of the organs of this system;
- tumor development.
Diseases of the genital organs:
- cervical erosion;
- open uterine bleeding.
Other reasons:
- trauma to the kidneys, bladder or ureters, as a result of a stroke or penetration of an acute object;
- Blood diseases associated with a violation of its coagulation. This is thrombocytopenia or hemophilia;
- intoxication, poisoning of the body can occur as a result of the use of poor-quality products or infection with an infectious disease, for example: smallpox, malaria, mononucleosis;
- overheating, being in a state of stress and physical activity cause a temporary increase in the content of red blood cells, which passes without treatment after the cessation of external factors;
- malnutrition, that is, the use of dishes containing many spices, drinking alcoholic beverages;
- taking such drugs as Urotropin, sulfonamides and anticoagulants.
Since all these diseases are a real problem for human health and can lead to serious consequences, it is extremely necessary to find a hematuria (high erythrocyte content in the urine), immediately consult a doctor for additional studies and measures:
- triple urinalysis;
- Ultrasound;
- the establishment of a specific diagnosis;
- treatment.