The Case| A handful of hypertension

A 37-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with difficult-to-control hypertension that she has had since age 12 years. At 18 years, enalapril was administered. One year before referral to our department, she was admitted with a left-sided hemiparesis and blood pressure values>200/120 mm  Hg. Thereafter, blood pressure–lowering treatment was intensified and a statin was begun. The patient is a short-statured ballet dancer (her height is 143 cm). Physical examination was otherwise devoid of target organ damage.

Source: Kidney International - September 13, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Bert-Jan H. van den Born, Louise C. Oskam, Majida Zidane, Carolin Sch ächterle, Enno Klussmann, Sylvia Bähring, Friedrich C. Luft Tags: Make Your Diagnosis Source Type: research