Exercise-related hematuria. Findings in a group of marathon runners
- 26 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 241 (4) , 391-392
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.241.4.391
Abstract
Sequential urine specimens were obtained from 50 marathon runners before, immediately after and on 3 successive days following a marathon race. All prerace samples were normal, but 9 (18%) of the 50 postrace urinalyses showed gross (1 specimen) or microscopic (8 specimens) hematuria. No formed elements other than RBC were seen, and all abnormalities cleared by 48 h. Exercise-related hematuria appears to be a frequent, self-limited, and benign condition. Physicians should be aware of its occurrence and reserve extended testing for cases in which abnormalities persist beyond 48-72 hr.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: