Malignant hypertension
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Malignant hypertension Classification and external resources |
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ICD-10 | I10. |
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ICD-9 | 401.0[1] |
DiseasesDB | 7788 |
eMedicine | med/1107 |
MeSH | D006974 |
Malignant hypertension is a complication of hypertension characterized by very elevated blood pressure, and organ damage in the eyes, brain, lung and/or kidneys. It differs from other complications of hypertension in that it is accompanied by papilledema. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures are usually greater than 240 and 120, respectively.
[edit] References
- Hypertension, Malignant at emedicine.com