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Hypertension due to Angiodysplasia

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Renovascular hypertension is non essential hypertension, wherein anatomically evident arterial occlusive disease and increased blood pressures are related as cause and effect. The hypertension is due to renal ischemia. Angiodysplasia is an uncommon angiopathy associated with heterogeneous histological changes that may affect the carotid circulation and the visceral and peripheral arteries.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India

    A. Sumanth & Janani Sankar

  2. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India

    Ravikumar

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India

    S. Sridharan

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, No. 12 A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, 600034, India

    Janani Sankar

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Sumanth, A., Sankar, J., Ravikumar et al. Hypertension due to Angiodysplasia. Indian J Pediatr 76, 751–752 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-009-0149-3

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