Abstract
Summary: The glomerular or non‐glomerular origin of haematuria can be identified by the morphologic study of red blood cells in the urine. In the present study, we report the results obtained by the morphologic study of red blood cells in the urine of 39 patients: 22 with glomerular diseases and 17 with extra‐glomerular diseases. In a blind study, we used conventional light microscopy, lowering the condenser lens to obtain a picture similar to that provided by phase contrast microscopy, an original strategy not previously reported in the literature. the highest specificity (100%) while maintaining good sensitivity (90%) was obtained when 70% or more dysmorphic erythrocytes were adopted as a criterion of dysmorphism.
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