History buffs may already know that several ancient papyri detail the extensive medical knowledge known to the egyptians over 2500 bce.
the ebers and smith papyri are detail many specifics of the medical knowledge often attributed to 18th and 19th century doctors.
the website urologichistory.museum has some great fun facts about urology and history
in ancient egypt a major disease was Schistosomiasis and it is still a leading cause of bladder cancer in Egypt today.
It is contracted from waters infested with the parasite schistosoma haematobium, and would have been more common in the working class: farmers or fisherman .
Even in the United states, schistosomiasis is in the differential diagnosis for hematuria especially in those who are from the Mediterranean or other endemic areas.
With current technology blood in the urine should be investigated with microscopy, urine culture, cystoscopy and upper tract imaging with CT scan, Mri, or sonogram ( in some cases)
In Egypt they used herbs and spices now we uses antibiotics for schistosomiasis.
Dr. Grotas can help blood in urine – don’t ignore symptoms!
