Hypertensive nephropathy differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]

Differential Diagnosis

• Systemic hypertension
• Intracranial lesions
  • Patients with intracranial masses, metastatic lesions and raised intracranial tension also present with raised blood pressure.
  • Intracranial lesions can cause seizures, paralysis or weakness of limbs.
• Secondary hypertension
  • High aldosterone, T3, T4 and corticosteroids may cause increase in blood pressure.
  • Clinical manifestations, serum hormone levels, supression tests and history of endocrine disorder can help arrive at a diagnosis.