TY - JOUR ID - TI - Essential Hypertension in a 17 Years Old Girl: APossible Correlate withLow Birth Weight and Growth Parameters AU - PY - 2006 VL - 3 IS - 1 SP - 75 EP - 77 JO - Al-Kindy College Medical Journal مجلة كلية الطب الكندي SN - 18109543 25214365 AB - We enclose a case of essential hypertension in a 17
years old girl presented for the first time with
hypertensive encephalopathy. Various hematological,
biochemicals, hormonal and imaging studies failed to
explore underlying etiology. A possible correlate of
low birth weight and growth parameters with early
onset of essential hypertension was postulated.
Keywords: Hypertension, birth weight, growth

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