A Rare Cause of Renovascular Hypertension: Takayasu Arteritis with Only Renal Artery Involvement

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects mainly the aorta, main branches of aorta, and pulmonary arteries with unknown etiology. Disease affecting solely the renal arteries is rare. We will present a case that had hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis where the etiology was type 2 Takayasu arteritis, affecting renal arteries.

Keywords:

• Takayasu arteritis
• hypocalemia
• metabolic alkalosis
• hypertension