Non-glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism in an infant with low-renin hypertension

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-236

  Malagon Rogers, Maricarmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial hyperaldosteronism; Glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism; Infant hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMILORIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; CHLOROTHIAZIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROPRANOLOL; RENIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

DRUG RESISTANCE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; MALE; RENIN;

EID: 0842280702     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1339-2     Document Type: Article

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