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Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 3/2020

01-03-2020 | Amlodipine | Clinical Quiz

Rare cause of severe hypertension in an adolescent boy presenting with short stature: Questions

Authors: Zehra Yavas Abali, Gozde Yesil, Tarık Kirkgoz, Neslihan Cicek, Harika Alpay, Serap Turan, Abdullah Bereket, Tulay Guran

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 3/2020

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A 14-year-old boy was referred to the pediatric endocrinology clinic for short stature and excessive weight gain. History revealed that weight gain started from the age of 4 years and slow growth was noticed especially over the last year. He was born at 39 gestational weeks with a birth weight of 2750 g (− 1.7 SDS). His parents were not related. His father was diagnosed with hypertension at the age of 32 years and died due to intracranial hemorrhage at 37 years of age. His paternal uncle also had hypertension. …
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Title
Rare cause of severe hypertension in an adolescent boy presenting with short stature: Questions
Authors
Zehra Yavas Abali
Gozde Yesil
Tarık Kirkgoz
Neslihan Cicek
Harika Alpay
Serap Turan
Abdullah Bereket
Tulay Guran
Publication date
01-03-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-019-04351-2

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