Malignant Hypertension with Unilateral Renal-Artery Occlusion

AS A result of Goldblatt's studies on experimental hypertension, reported in 1937,1 there has been a revival of interest and investigation in renal-artery occlusion as a cause of hypertension in man. In a small number of cases the occlusion has been limited to one renal artery. Although it is true that the majority of these cases cannot be diagnosed during life, autopsy study has revealed such lesions. The following case is presented as an example of malignant hypertension initiated in a young woman by occlusion of the right renal artery.Case ReportCase 1. C. J., a 22-year-old woman, was . . .