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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2024

Tuberculosis presenting as uncontrolled hypertension.

Asmita A Mehta, Aditya Ashok, V P Praveen, Bobba Kiran Kumar

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Asmita A MehtaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethem, Ponekara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.
Aditya AshokDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethem, Ponekara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.
V P PraveenDepartment of Endocrinology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethem, Ponekara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.
Bobba Kiran KumarDepartment of Endocrinology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeethem, Ponekara, Kochi, 682041, Kerala, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We analyzed the issue of a young woman who wanted our opinion regarding uncontrolled hypertension. Her hypertension was discovered to have a highly unusual origin, but it is fairly prevalent in nations like India. A 19-year-old woman who complained of blurred vision was presented to an ophthalmologist, who diagnosed her with grade IV hypertensive retinopathy. Her 2D ECHO was normal, hence a thorough screening for secondary hypertension was carried out. A left paravertebral tumor that may have squeezed the left renal artery and contributed to her hypertension was discovered during the workup by a CECT chest and abdomen scan. She also exhibited widespread lymphadenopathy; a condition known as granulomatous pathology. She was started on anti-TB medication, and after six months of treatment, her radiological and clinical conditions improved. This case highlights a rare instance of TB causing excessively elevated blood pressure.

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PMCPMC11186969

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