A Rare Cause of Renovascular Hypertension: Takayasu Arteritis with Only Renal Artery Involvement

BORAZAN A., Sevindik O. G., Solmaz D., GÜLCÜ A., ÇAVDAR C., Sifil A., ...Daha Fazla

RENAL FAILURE, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.327-331, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/08860220902780093
  • Dergi Adı: RENAL FAILURE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.327-331
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Takayasu arteritis, hypocalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypertension
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects mainly the aorta, main branches of aorta, and pulmonary arteries with unknown etiology. Disease affecting solely the renal arteries is rare. We will present a case that had hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis where the etiology was type 2 Takayasu arteritis, affecting renal arteries.