Hypertension is also a child's problem.
The child's lack of height may be related to blood pressure. Many people think that hypertension is a patent for adults. In fact, adults will suffer from hypertension, and children and even newborns will also suffer from hypertension.
Secondary hypertension
Hypertension in children, like that in adults, can be divided into two categories: primary hypertension and secondary hypertension, among which secondary hypertension accounts for the majority of hypertension in children.
Kidney disease
The most common diseases are congenital or acquired kidney diseases, such as glomerulonephritis, bilateral urinary tract obstruction, congenital renal malformation, chronic pyelonephritis and so on. There are often no obvious symptoms of kidney disease for quite a period of time. Only when the kidney is damaged to a certain extent can hypertension and the corresponding changes of the kidney be discovered.
pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of emaciation and short stature in children. These children may have paroxysmal hypertension, and their blood pressure suddenly rises to convulsions. Usually sweating, pale face, rapid heartbeat, and symptoms are more serious when blood pressure suddenly rises.
adrenocortical hyperfunction
Obesity and short stature need to be alert to endocrine diseases and adrenal cortex hyperfunction. This disease is caused by tumor or adrenal cortex hyperplasia. Children gradually gain weight, their faces turn red, and their hair becomes dark and long, especially on their foreheads and backs. When they gain weight, their height grows slowly or even not long, and if they are not found early, they will lose the opportunity of treatment.
chronic poisoning
Chronic poisoning, such as mercury poisoning, aluminum poisoning and vitamin D poisoning, will not only lead to short stature of children, but also lead to high blood pressure. Therefore, parents should take their children to the hospital in time to find out the cause.