Painless hematuria is seen in all of the following except: March 2011: (A) Hypernephroma, (B) Renal TB, (C) Bleeding disorders, (D) Renal infarction
Answer is D. Ans. D: Renal infarction If there is malignant cause for haematuria, there is usually no pain When the cause is inflammatory, there may be local deep tenderness and occasionally reflex spasm of the psoas muscle, leading to involuntary flexion of the hip joint Sudden occlusion of the renal aeries causes acute loin pain, usually with dipstick hematuria