Tumor de células yuxtaglomerulares (reninoma) como causa de hipertensión arterial en la adolescencia. A propósito de un caso / Juxtaglomerular cell tumor (reninoma) as a cause of arterial hypertension in adolescents. A case report
Arch. argent. pediatr
; 121(4): e202202835, ago. 2023. ilus
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RESUMEN
La hipertensión arterial (HTA) grave en pediatría responde fundamentalmente a causas secundarias. Presentamos una paciente adolescente de 14 años con HTA grave, alcalosis metabólica e hipopotasemia, secundaria a un tumor de células yuxtaglomerulares productor de renina, diagnosticado luego de dos años de evolución de HTA.
ABSTRACT
Severe arterial hypertension (HTN) in pediatrics is mainly due to secondary causes. Here we describe the case of a 14-year-old female adolescent with severe HTN, metabolic alkalosis, and hypokalemia, secondary to a renin-secreting juxtaglomerular cell tumor diagnosed after 2 years of HTN progression.
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01-internacional
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BINACIS
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LILACS
Main subject:
Hypertension
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Hypokalemia
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Kidney Neoplasms
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Health_technology_assessment
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Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
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Es
Journal:
Arch. argent. pediatr
Journal subject:
PEDIATRIA
Year:
2023
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Article
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