title: [Hypertensive emergencies in children with renal hypertension (author's transl)].
abstract: Hypertensive emergencies of 10 children with renal hypertension were analysed. Cause of renal disease are chronic renal failure in three, acute renal failure in three, hemolytic uremic syndrome in two, acute post streptococcal glomerulonephritis in one, and renal arterial stenosis in a further patient. Therapy should be started early in the course of the hypertensive emergency, first symptoms are headache and vomiting. Drug of first choice is diazoxide (3-5-(8)mg/kg i.v.). Three  patients developed transitory hyperglycemia after repeated injections of diazoxide.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003981:Diazoxide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003981:Diazoxide
vernacular_title: Hypertensive Krisen bei Kindern mit renaler Hypertonie.