Secondary hypertension in children
Journal
Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
6
Pages
418-423
Date Issued
1999
Author(s)
Abstract
Secondary hypertension is a potentially curable disease. One-hundred-and thirty six children was diagnosed as hypertension in the National Taiwan University Hospital from January 1992 to June 1998 and they were retrospectively reviewed and analysed for the etiological factors, presentation, and clinical outcome. The most common cause of hypertension was coarctation of aorta in infants and systemic lupus nephritis in adolescents. These children often presented symptoms and signs not directly related hypertension (37.5 %). Twenty eight children (20.6%) died. The hypertension of the survival had been controlled by surgery, chronic hemodialysis, or medication.
Subjects
Coarctation of aorta; Pediatric hypertension; Renal parenchymal disease; Renal vascular hypertension
SDGs
Other Subjects
renin; acute kidney failure; adolescent; age distribution; aorta arch syndrome; aorta coarctation; article; child; chronic kidney failure; clinical feature; controlled study; Cushing disease; female; fibromuscular dysplasia; glomerulonephritis; human; hypertension; infant; kidney artery stenosis; lupus erythematosus nephritis; major clinical study; male; nephroblastoma; nephrotic syndrome; pheochromocytoma; plasma renin activity; preschool child; prognosis; rhabdomyolysis; rhabdomyosarcoma; school child; Adolescent; Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Infant; Male
Type
journal article