An Odd Case of Hypertension

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 748-750

  Aruny, John E ^a   Perazella, Mark A ^a  

^a Section of Nephrology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LABETALOL; LISINOPRIL; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 33748153307     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.016     Document Type: Note

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