According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are some patterns of syndrome that lead to haematuria.
1. Urinary Bladder Oppressed by Heat
2. Excessive Heat in the Heart
3. Deficiency of Kidney and Liver Yin
4. Deficiency of Spleen and Kidney Yang
Integration of Chinese medicine and western medicine would be a good choice for this disease. When treating Haematuria, Chinese doctors will take everything into consideration, including the following conditons.
1. Surgery: invasive procedures to the prostate or bladder.
2. Infection: cystitis, tuberculosis, prostatitis, urethritis, schistosomiasis, infective endocarditis.
3. Tumour: renal carcinoma, Wilms' tumour, carcinoma of the bladder, prostate cancer or urethral cancer.
4. Haematological: sickle cell disease, coagulation disorders, anticoagulation therapy.
5. Toxins: sulphonamides, cyclophosphamide, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
6. Trauma: renal tract trauma due to accidents, catheter or foreign body, prolonged severe exercise, rapid emptying of an overdistended bladder.
7. Inflammation: glomerulonephritis, Henoch-Sch?nlein purpura, IgA nephropathy, Goodpasture's syndrome, polyarteritis, post-irradiation.
8. Structural: calculi (renal, bladder, ureteric), simple cysts, polycystic renal disease, congenital vascular anomalies.