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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
An exceptional cause of arterial hypertension in children: Takayasu arteritis
Archives de Pediatrie, Volume 19, No. 1, Year 2012
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Description
Takayasu arteritis, a nonspecific inflammatory arteritis, is particularly rare in children. We report the case of a 6-year-old girl presenting with severe arterial hypertension in the upper segment associated with an inflammatory syndrome. Investigations showed coarctation of the abdominal aorta at different levels, due to Takayasu arteritis. The patient was treated with percutaneous dilatation and stent implantation as well as prolonged anti-inflammatory therapy. Arterial hypertension in children needs to be investigated until its cause, which may be rare such as Takaysu arteritis, is determined. © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fall, Amadou Lamine
Senegal, Dakar
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dakar
Di Bernardo, S.
Switzerland, Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Mivelaz, Y.
Switzerland, Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Meijboom, E. J.
Switzerland, Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Sekarski, N.
Switzerland, Lausanne
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.arcped.2011.10.008
ISSN:
0929693X
e-ISSN:
1769664X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Participants Gender
Female