Professional paper

Renovascular hypertension due to Takayasu arteritis - a case report

Krešimir Galešić ; Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital “Dubrava”, Zagreb, Croatia
Jadranka Morović-Vergles ; Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital “Dubrava”, Zagreb, Croatia
Marijana Živko ; Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital “Dubrava”, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivana Račić ; Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital “Dubrava”, Zagreb, Croatia
Domagoj Vergles ; Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital “Dubrava”, Zagreb, Croatia
Zdravko Borković ; Department for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Clinical Hospital “Dubrava”, Zagreb, Croatia
Nada Čikeš ; Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

A 18-year old women with bilateral renal artery stenosis and renovascular hypertension as a part of Takayasu’s disease is presented. Takayasu’s disease is a chronic arteritis of unknown origin, primary affecting aorta and its branches. The disease is the most common in young women and is more common in the countries of eastern Asia in comparison with Western countries. Takayasu’s disease can be severe and lifetreating disease. Mortality and morbidity depend on both the direct effect of the vascular lesions and the complications od disease. The mainstay of Takayasu’s disease is based on the use of glucocorticoids alone or in association with cytotoxic drugs (cyclofosfamid, azatioprin, metotrexate). In the majority of cases, the partial control of disease is obtained.

Keywords

renal bilateral stenosis; renovascular hypertension; Takayasu’s disease

Hrčak ID:

125960

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/125960

Publication date:

1.7.2005.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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