Table 1 Etiologies of the patients who were treated for hypertensive crisis
From: Hypertensive crisis in children: an experience in a single tertiary care center in Korea
| Etiology | Number of patients | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Kidney origin | 15 | 29.5 |
| Renal disease | 8 | 15.7 |
| APSGN | 3 | 6.0 |
| Nephrotic syndrome | 2 | 3.9 |
| TMA | 2 | 3.9 |
| Drug-induced TIN | 1 | 2.0 |
| Postrenal disease | 3 | 6.0 |
| Reflux nephropathy | 1 | 2.0 |
| Ureter stricture | 1 | 2.0 |
| Post renal stone | 1 | 2.0 |
| Renal artery stenosis | 4 | 7.8 |
| Cancer | 24 | 47.0 |
| Wilms’ tumor | 3 | 6.0 |
| Neuroblastoma | 2 | 3.9 |
| Other solid tumor | 7 | 13.7 |
| Hematologic cancer | 12 | 23.5 |
| Sepsis | 4 | 7.8 |
| Hypoxic brain injury | 6 | 11.8 |
| Cardiogenic | 2 | 3.9 |
| Total | 51 | 100 |