Blood in urine or Hematuria, is one of common symptoms for people with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Unlike other kidney diseases, PKD can lead blood cells leakage caused by various factors.
What cause the blood in urine in PKD patients?
● Cyst rupture
The most likely cause is cyst rupture. With the continuous enlargement of kidney cysts, they tend to break up and cause bleeding, especially then the cysts are larger than 4cm. You may experience the repeated rupture in the renal failure stage, since the cysts are very big at that condition. If cyst rupture is seriously, your doctor has to take operations to cleanse away the blood and cyst fluid in your internal cavity in case that it throws you into emergency.
● Kidney stone (how to deal with PKD complicated with kidney stone)
● Infection
Cysts in kidneys are always filled with yellow cystic fluids and they can cause hydrops in kidneys. With hydrops in kidneys, infection occurs more easily, which is also a cause of blood in urine for Polycystic Kidney Disease patients. The most common for kidney disease is the repeated urinary tract infection.
● Inability of glomeruli
Glomeruli are the small functional unites in the kidneys. Glomeruli filter the all blood in the body. They eliminate the toxins and hold the essential substance, including blood cells and protein, as well as minerals etc. If cysts pressure forces to glomeruli constantly, the small renal unites fail to function well, leaking the blood cells into urine.
● Other causes
Besides kidney problems, there are other causes of hematuria. The tests that your doctor may perform depend on whether there are other findings from the urine sample, such as protein, products of infection or whether there are cells during microscopic analysis.
Not every blood in urine is caused by Polycystic Kidney Disease. However, if you diagnosed with the disease or other kidney cysts, it’s very important to check up with your doctors in case you miss the best to accept the treatment.
