Hypertension as a prominent manifestation secondary to renal artery lesions in pediatric Behcet's disease

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OBJECTIVE: Hypertension caused by vascular Behcet's disease (BD) is an important prognostic factor of paediatric BD. However, much less is known about its clinical features. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of paediatric vascular BD complicated by hypertension.

METHODS: A retrospective study was carried out in paediatric BD patients complicated by hypertension treated in the Children's Hospital Capital Institute of Paediatrics from Jan 2009 to Dec 2022.

RESULTS: Of 65 BD patients, 6 (9.2%) were complicated by hypertension, 5 patients were female, and the median ages of onset and diagnosis were 9.8 years and 11.3 years, respectively. Three patients were found to have cardiac involvement and hypertensive retinopathy secondary to hypertension. Five of the 6 patients with hypertension had right renal artery involvement, and all of them were treated with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants. Four patients were treated with biological agents. One patient with severe renal artery stenosis underwent unsuccessful vascular interventional therapy. After 3-6 years of follow-up, five patients were found to have renal atrophy, and one patient was at stable condition.

CONCLUSION: Hypertension in paediatric BD is mainly caused by renal artery involvement. Early recognition and treatment of vascular involvement in BD is important to prevent poor prognosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Pediatric rheumatology online journal - 22(2024), 1 vom: 19. Jan., Seite 19

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Xinning [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Zhixuan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jianguo [VerfasserIn]
Su, Gaixiu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaohui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Behcet’s Disease
Children
Hypertension
Journal Article
Renal artery

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Date Completed 22.01.2024

Date Revised 22.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12969-023-00932-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367338084