Severe hypertensive sequelae in a child with Seckel syndrome (bird-like dwarfism)

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 343-346

  Sorof, J M ^a   Dow Smith, C ^c   Moore, P J ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Harris County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Hypertension; Nephrosclerosis; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; HEART DILATATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECKEL SYNDROME; SHORT STATURE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DWARFISM; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEPHROSCLEROSIS;

EID: 0032981383     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050623     Document Type: Article

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