loin pain-hematuria syndrome

loin pain-hematuria syndrome

A benign, rare condition characterized by recurring episodes of uni– or bilateral loin pain–which may be severe enough to require denervation or autotransplantation accompanied by hematuria of unknown origin; it is more common in ♀ and may be related to hormonal factors–eg, OC use, or due to defects in renal vasculature Clinical Episodic gross hematuria, pelvic pain, mild HTN that resolves with D/C of OCs