WCN25-1963 CLINICAL SPECTRUM AND OUTCOME OF ACCELERATED HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN

Accelerated hypertension is not uncommon in children. Accelerated hypertension is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in children. It is caused by renal disease and endocrine disease in children. Children present with head ache, dyspnoea, visual blurring, edema and renal dysfunction. There is paucity of literature on outcome of accelerated hypertension in children. Therefore we conducted this study in hospitalized children who presented with accelerated hypertension.