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  • Title: A rare cause of renovascular hypertension: Takayasu arteritis with only renal artery involvement.
    Author: Borazan A, Sevindik OG, Solmaz D, Gulcu A, Cavdar C, Sifil A, Celik A, Akar S, Goktay Y, Camsari T.
    Journal: Ren Fail; 2009; 31(4):327-31. PubMed ID: 19462284.
    Abstract:
    Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects mainly the aorta, main branches of aorta, and pulmonary arteries with unknown etiology. Disease affecting solely the renal arteries is rare. We will present a case that had hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis where the etiology was type 2 Takayasu arteritis, affecting renal arteries.
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