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

Pediatr Nephrol. 2020 Mar;35(3):405-407. doi: 10.1007/s00467-019-04352-1. Epub 2019 Sep 16.

Authors

Zehra Yavas Abali¹, Gozde Yesil², Tarık Kirkgoz¹, Neslihan Cicek³, Harika Alpay³, Serap Turan¹, Abdullah Bereket¹, Tulay Guran⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, Fevzi Çakmak Mahallesi, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Caddesi, No:10 34899 Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Medical Genetics, Bezmialem Vakıf University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
³ School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
⁴ School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Marmara University, Fevzi Çakmak Mahallesi, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Caddesi, No:10 34899 Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey. tulayguran@yahoo.com.

PMID: 31529157
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-019-04352-1

No abstract available

Keywords: Familial hyperkalemic hypertension; Gordon syndrome; Low renin hypertension; Pseudohypoaldosteronism type 2.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aldosterone / blood
Body Height
Cullin Proteins / genetics*
DNA Mutational Analysis
Developmental Disabilities / blood
Developmental Disabilities / diagnosis
Developmental Disabilities / genetics*
Diagnosis, Differential
Diuretics / administration & dosage
Humans
Hypertension / blood
Hypertension / diagnosis
Hypertension / drug therapy
Hypertension / genetics*
Male
Medical History Taking
Mutation
Potassium / blood
Pseudohypoaldosteronism / blood
Pseudohypoaldosteronism / complications
Pseudohypoaldosteronism / diagnosis*
Pseudohypoaldosteronism / genetics
Renin / blood
Severity of Illness Index
Thiazides / administration & dosage
Weight Gain*

Substances

CUL3 protein, human
Cullin Proteins
Diuretics
Thiazides
Aldosterone
Renin
Potassium