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Review
. 2024 Feb 9;17(3):sfae034.
doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfae034. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Loin pain haematuria syndrome 1967-2020: a review

Nicholas M P Annear  1   2 , Jill Vanmassenhove  3 , Norbert Lameire  3 , Malcolm E Phillips  4 , John B Eastwood  1
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Review

Loin pain haematuria syndrome 1967-2020: a review

Nicholas M P Annear et al. Clin Kidney J. .

Abstract

The purpose of this retrospective review is to question the validity of the condition 'loin pain haematuria syndrome' (LPHS). We highlight the possibility that most patients regarded as having LPHS have a psychiatric/psychological basis for their symptoms, particularly loin pain. Because of this, and because it recurs despite treatment, the review also questions the use of treatments that are invasive, expensive, and carry considerable morbidity.

Keywords: haematuria; loin pain; psychiatric features; somatisation disorder.

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Selection of peer-reviewed papers: March 1967–2021.
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