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- Title
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: a rare cause of hypertension in children.
- Authors
Ekim, Mesiha; Tümer, Necmiye; Atmaca, Leyla; Anadolu, Rana; Salih, Mustafa; Dönmez, Osman; Özkaya, Nuray
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
ELASTIC tissue; HYPERTENSION in children; GENETIC disorders in children; DISEASES
- Publication
Pediatric Nephrology, 1998, Vol 12, Issue 3, p183
- ISSN
0931-041X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s004670050432