Pseudoxanthoma elasticum : a rare cause of hypertension in children

We describe an 11-year-old girl with severe renin-dependent hypertension. She had characteristic cutaneous, ocular, and vascular signs of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), and the diagnosis was confirmed histologically. Because PXE is a heterogeneous heritable disorder, the family was evaluated for th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 1998-04, Vol.12 (3), p.183-185
Hauptverfasser:	EKIM, M, TÜMER, N, ATMACA, L, ANADOLU, R, SALIH, M, DÖNMEZ, O, ÖZKAYA, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Child Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology Dermatology Female Hereditary diseases of the skin. Congenital diseases of the skin. Haemangioma of the skin, of mucosae and of soft tissue Humans Hypertension - etiology Medical sciences Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum - complications Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe an 11-year-old girl with severe renin-dependent hypertension. She had characteristic cutaneous, ocular, and vascular signs of pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), and the diagnosis was confirmed histologically. Because PXE is a heterogeneous heritable disorder, the family was evaluated for this condition. Since the patient's mother and brother showed some manifestations of PXE, autosomal dominant inheritance is the most likely inheritance pattern in this family.
ISSN:	0931-041X 1432-198X
DOI:	10.1007/s004670050432