Whether you noticed red or brown urine, or blood showed up on a urine check, pediatric hematuria can have several causes. Answer a few questions to understand what may be going on and when to seek care.
Tell us whether the blood is visible or only found in urine results, and we’ll provide personalized guidance based on your child’s symptoms and situation.
Hematuria means blood in the urine. In children, it may be visible as pink, red, or brown urine, or it may be microscopic hematuria found only on a urine evaluation. Causes can range from irritation, exercise, or a urinary tract infection to kidney stones, inflammation, or other kidney and bladder conditions. The right next step depends on your child’s age, symptoms, and whether the blood is visible.
A UTI, irritation, or inflammation in the urinary tract can lead to blood in a child’s urine, often along with pain, urgency, or fever.
Some cases of pediatric hematuria are linked to kidney inflammation, inherited conditions, or other kidney disorders that need medical follow-up.
Kidney stones, a recent injury, or intense exercise can sometimes cause visible blood in a child’s urine, especially if symptoms started suddenly.
This can point toward infection, irritation, or a lower urinary tract issue rather than isolated microscopic hematuria.
These symptoms may suggest a more urgent cause, including infection higher in the urinary tract or a kidney-related problem.
Microscopic hematuria in children is sometimes found when a child feels completely well. Even then, the pattern and history matter.
Seek urgent care if your child has blood in the urine with severe pain, fever, vomiting, trouble urinating, swelling, weakness, dizziness, or a recent injury. Prompt evaluation is also important if the urine looks cola-colored, the bleeding is heavy, or your child seems unwell. If blood was found only on a urine report and your child feels fine, the timing may be less urgent, but follow-up is still important.
This assessment is built specifically for parents concerned about visible blood, microscopic hematuria, or abnormal urine findings in a child.
You’ll get guidance based on what you’re seeing now, associated symptoms, and whether the concern is new, recurring, or found incidentally.
We help you understand when home monitoring may be reasonable, when to contact your child’s doctor, and when urgent care may be needed.
Blood in a child’s urine can be caused by urinary tract infections, irritation, kidney stones, injury, strenuous exercise, or kidney and bladder conditions. Sometimes the cause is minor and temporary, but sometimes it needs medical evaluation.
Not always, but it should be taken seriously. Visible blood is more concerning if it happens with pain, fever, vomiting, trouble urinating, swelling, weakness, or after an injury. Those situations may need prompt medical care.
Microscopic hematuria means blood is present in the urine but cannot be seen with the eye. It is found on a urine evaluation. Some children have no symptoms, and the significance depends on whether it happens once or keeps recurring, and whether other symptoms are present.
Yes. A toddler may have blood in the urine without pain or fever, especially if it is microscopic. Even without symptoms, it is worth understanding the pattern and discussing follow-up with a clinician.
Important symptoms include pain with urination, belly or back pain, fever, vomiting, swelling, reduced urine output, recent injury, or urine that looks red, brown, or cola-colored. These details help determine how urgent the situation may be.
Answer a few questions about the blood in your child’s urine, related symptoms, and timing to receive personalized guidance and clearer next steps.
Answer a Few QuestionsExplore more assessments in this topic group.
See related assessments across this category.
Find more parenting assessments by category and topic.
Kidney And Bladder Conditions
Kidney And Bladder Conditions
Kidney And Bladder Conditions
Kidney And Bladder Conditions