Malignant hypertension (MH) is a state which can rapidly progress to multi-organ failure. It develop in the course of both primary and secondary type hypertension. In our study, we present case 36-year-old man diagnosed with renal failure MH complicated retinopathy. As nature condition was suspected extensive diagnostics has been conducted. spite excluding plenty pathologies, underlying cause r...

We present a case of severe cardiovascular emergency in 21-year-old patient — malignant hypertension complicated by acute kidney injury and thrombotic microangiopathy.

IN THE usual definition, the benign phase of essential hypertension is characterized by elevated diastolic pressure associated with diffuse vascular disease (arterial and arteriolar sclerosis) of unknown origin but without significant impairment of renal excretory function. Malignant hypertension has been defined in a variety of ways and there is no complete agreement about its pathognomonic fe...

IN THE usual definition, the benign phase of essential hypertension is characterized by elevated diastolic pressure associated with diffuse vascular disease (arterial and arteriolar sclerosis) of unknown origin but without significant impairment of renal excretory function. Malignant hypertension has been defined in a variety of ways and there is no complete agreement about its pathognomonic fe...

Essential hypertenision is predominantly a disease of the later years of life. It is uncommon under thirty years, and rare in childhood. Two forms or phases have been described, the benign 6, 7 and the malignant. There seems to be unan-imity of opinion among the writers on the suibject regarding the clinical differentiationi of the two forms, but the pathogenesis of the malignant type is still ...

A 48-year-old Chinese presented with bilateral blurred vision, and was found to have accelerated hypertension and funduscopic manifestation of papilloedema. He had been diagnosed as having a left adrenal tumour 2 months previously, when he first reported anorexia and left upper quadrant pain. Computed tomography (Figure 1) and subsequent laparotomy excision revealed a large adrenocortical carci...