RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION WITH MASSIVE PROTEINURIA

Authors
OGATA H ISHIYAMA N HAMABE K TABATA T MITSUHASI K MIKI T SHIMAMOTO K
Citation
H. Ogata et al., RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION WITH MASSIVE PROTEINURIA, Internal medicine, 35(7), 1996, pp. 569-573
Citations number
14
Journal title
Internal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09182918
Volume
35
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
569 - 573
Database
ISI
SICI code
0918-2918(1996)35:7<569:RHWMP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A 65-year-old woman with renovascular hypertension and massive protein uria is reported. Her urinary protein ranged from 3 to 5 g/day. Serum potassium was 2.9 mEq/l. Plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone concentration were very high. A CT scan disclosed atrophy of the left kidney. Renogram showed a non-functioning pattern of the left kidney. An abdominal aortogram showed complete occlusion of the left renal art ery at its ostium. After left nephrectomy, her high blood pressure and urinary protein were normalized. It seemed that the massive proteinur ia was mainly due to some endocrinological effect of the left kidney.