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Malignant hypertension (arteriolar nephrosclerosis)   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Accelerated hypertension; Arteriolar nephrosclerosis; Nephrosclerosis - arteriolar; Hypertension - malignant

Symptoms

Signs and Tests

Blood pressure may be extremely high. An eye examination will reveal changes that indicate high blood pressure, including papilledema (swelling of the optic nerve), retinal bleeding, or infarction (cotton wool spots or soft exudate -- fluid with cellular debris) in the retina. If not already present, acute renal failure may develop as a complication of malignant hypertension. Other complications may also develop.

Damage to the kidneys may be demonstrated by:

A chest X-ray may indicate pulmonary (lung) congestion from fluid forced into the lungs by heart failure as a consequence of the high blood pressure.

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:

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