Citation
M. Ekim et al., PSEUDOXANTHOMA ELASTICUM - A RARE CAUSE OF HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN, Pediatric nephrology, 12(3), 1998, pp. 183-185
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Pediatric nephrology
ISSN journal
0931041X
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Volume
12
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
183 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-041X(1998)12:3<183:PE-ARC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We describe an 11-year-old girl with severe renin-dependent hypertensi
on. She had characteristic cutaneous, ocular, and vascular signs of ps
eudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), and the diagnosis was confirmed histolog
ically. Because PXE is a heterogeneous heritable disorder, the family
was evaluated for this condition. Since the patient's mother and broth
er showed some manifestations of PXE, autosomal dominant inheritance i
s the most likely inheritance pattern in this family.