Renal artery stenosis due to neurofibromatosis

Abstract

A 4-year-old boy with hypertension due to renal artery stenosis and neurofibromatosis type 1 is presented for its rarity. Renal artery stenosis due to neurofibromatosis is underrecognized and may masquerade Takayasu′s arteritis in Asian children.

Keywords

• Neurofibromatosis type 1
• renovascular hypertension
• percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty