title: Thrombotic microangiopathy resulting from neglected blood pressure control.
abstract: Hypertensive nephrosclerosis is usually associated with chronic hypertension, which increases the risk of progressive renal disease. Among the causes of malignant hypertension, thrombotic microangiopathy is complicated and is associated with renal dysfunction at the time of diagnosis. In this case, a young man with hypertension presented with renal failure and thrombocytopenia in the emergency department. This case emphasizes the importance of early recognition of renal failure and thrombocytopenia among patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Sang
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Won
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Myoung Jae
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Kwang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Pyo
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kang
keywords: Hypertension; Renal failure; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombotic microangiopathy