Malignant hypertension

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Malignant hypertension
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	I10.
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.^[2] This can be associated with hypertensive retinopathy.

Systolic and diastolic blood pressures are usually greater than 220mmHg and 120mmHg, respectively.

[edit] References

• Hypertension, Malignant at emedicine.com

[edit] See also

• Hypertensive emergency
• Hypertensive encephalopathy

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