AUTHOR=Shatat Ibrahim F. 

TITLE=Case Report: A Child with Gross Hematuria and the Importance of Travel History

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2018.00014

DOI=10.3389/fped.2018.00014

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<p>We report a case of a 5-year-old girl who presented with a 3-month-long history of gross hematuria. She underwent an extensive laboratory workup (including an automated urine microscopy) and a kidney biopsy, all of which were within normal limits. While being prepared for a cystoscopy and more advanced imaging of the urinary tract, the family mentioned history of travel to a schistosomiasis endemic area prompting a more thorough ova and parasite examination of the urine. Urine microscopy confirmed the diagnosis of <italic>Schistosoma hematobium</italic>.</p>