ABSTRACT
Loin pain hematuria syndrome (LPHS) is a descriptive account of recurrent episodes of severe loin pain, often accompanied by hematuria, in which investigations do not reveal adequate pathology to account for the symptoms. The majority of patients present between 20 and 40 years of age. Women are more commonly affected. The patients are a relatively homogeneous group and should be reassured, along with their doctors, that they will maintain normal renal function and need no further investigation.
