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16.09.2019 | Clinical Quiz
Rare cause of severe hypertension in an adolescent boy presenting with short stature: Questions
verfasst von:
Zehra Yavas Abali, Gozde Yesil, Tarık Kirkgoz, Neslihan Cicek, Harika Alpay, Serap Turan, Abdullah Bereket, Tulay Guran
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Nephrology
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Ausgabe 3/2020
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Excerpt
A 14-year-old boy was referred to the pediatric endocrinology clinic for short stature and excessive weight gain. History revealed that weight gain started from the age of 4 years and slow growth was noticed especially over the last year. He was born at 39 gestational weeks with a birth weight of 2750 g (− 1.7 SDS). His parents were not related. His father was diagnosed with hypertension at the age of 32 years and died due to intracranial hemorrhage at 37 years of age. His paternal uncle also had hypertension. …