Failure of fenoldopam to control severe hypertension secondary to renal graft rejection in a pediatric patient.

Abstract

We report the first case of the failure of fenoldopam for a pediatric patient with severe hypertension and renal failure. Our patient was a 3-year-old child with severe hypertension secondary to renal graft rejection and high-dose steroid treatment. The patient's hypertension was controlled with nitroprusside but not with fenoldopam.

• Authors: Brent Lee Lechner, Jose F Pascual, John D Roscelli
• Journal: Military medicine (Mil Med) Vol. 170 Issue 2 Pg. 130-2 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 0026-4075 [Print] England
• PMID: 15782833 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antihypertensive Agents
• Nitroprusside
• Fenoldopam

Topics

• Antihypertensive Agents (therapeutic use)
• Child, Preschool
• Fenoldopam (therapeutic use)
• Graft Rejection (complications)
• Humans
• Hypertension (drug therapy, etiology)
• Kidney Transplantation (immunology)
• Male
• Nitroprusside (therapeutic use)
• Recurrence
• Treatment Failure