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

BORAZAN, ALİ; Sevindik, Omur; Solmaz, Dilek; GÜLCÜ, AYTAÇ; ÇAVDAR, CANER; Sifil, Aykut; Celik, Ali; Akar, Servet; Goktay, Yigit; Camsari, Taner

doi:10.1080/08860220902780093

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)

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.