Guide To The Symptoms Of Endocarditis

Blood In The Urine

Most individuals affected by blood in the urine (hematuria) due to endocarditis are affected by subacute endocarditis that has developed over time. The emboli that form in an affected individual's blood due to the infection in their heart become lodged in the kidneys and can cause sections of the kidney tissue to shut down or die. This damage to the kidney tissues is the result of infarcts in the organs due to an obstruction of oxygenated blood. When the infection in an individual's heart moves to their kidneys, it can cause them to develop a condition referred to as interstitial nephritis. Interstitial nephritis causes the tissues of the kidneys to swell and become damaged, which can leak blood into the urine. If an individual's endocarditis is caused by an infection with streptococcus bacteria, they can develop an infection in the kidneys called proliferative glomerulonephritis.