Spontaneous recanalization of renal artery stenosis in childhood Takayasu arteritis: A case report.
Takayasu arteritis with renovascular hypertension in an 8-year-old girl is described. At the onset both renal arteries were affected, but 2 years later one renal artery had been recanalized and the uncontrolled hypertension was cured by contralateral nephrectomy.
D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology*; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis