Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Hypertension

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Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Hypertension includes:

Essential hypertension - about 90-95% of cases of hypertension
Gestational hypertension - occurring during pregnancy.
Arteriosclerosis
Metabolic syndrome
PCOS
Pheochromocytoma - only about 1 in a 1000 people with hypertension have a pheochromocytoma.
Primary Hyperaldosteronism - about 1-2% of cases of hypertension (Ganda [1997])
Sleep apnea
Hyperthyroidism
Aortic valve condition
Toxemia of pregnancy (type of Toxemia)
Kidney disease
Cushing's disease
Certain medications
See also causes of symptom high blood pressure
Werner syndrome - hypertension
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome - severe high blood pressure
Stress-Induced Hypertension - high blood pressure
Sneddon Syndrome - high blood pressure
Senior-Loken syndrome 1 - arterial hypertension
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease - pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hemangiomatosis - death due to pulmonary hypertension
Pseudoaldosteronism - high blood pressure
Porphyria - high blood pressure
Polycystic kidneys, severe infantile, with tuberous sclerosis - high blood pressure
Pheochromocytoma as part of Neurofibromatosis - high blood pressure
Osteodysplasia, familial, Anderson type - high blood pressure
Nephrocalcinosis - hypertension
Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis - hypertension
Lupus nephritis - high blood pressure
Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 3 (FPLD3) - high blood pressure
IgA nephropathy - Hypertension
Gram's syndrome - high blood pressure
Glycine synthase deficiency, type 1 - pulmonary hypertension
Glomerulonephritis, membranous congenital due to anti-maternal NEP alloimmunisation - hypertension
Dysautonomia - hypertension
Albuminuria - high blood pressure
Acute Renal Failure - hypertension
Absence of pulmonary artery - pulmonary hypertension
Pyrexia
Cushing's syndrome - hypertension
Isolated secretion of deoxycorticosterone
Mineralocorticoid
Polyarteritis nodosa - hypertension
Polycystic kidny
Chronic pyelonephritis
Fibromuscular dysplasia
Physical activity
Anxiety
Pulmonary artery agenesis - pulmonary hypertension
Pierre Robin's sequence - pulmonary hypertension
Down Syndrome - pulmonary hypertension
Wilms' tumor - high blood pressure
Vesicoureteral reflux - high blood pressure
Vater-like syndrome, with pulmonary hypertension, abnormal ears and growth deficiency - pulmonary hypertension
Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome - arterial hypertension in recipient twin
Simple kidney cysts - high blood pressure
Renoprival hypertension - high blood pressure
Renal cancer, familial - high blood pressure
Pseudoephedrine poisoning - hypertension
Nephrosis -- deafness -- urinary tract -- digital malformation - hypertension
Hydronephrosis congenital - hypertension
Glycine synthase deficiency, type 2 - pulmonary hypertension
Glomerular Disease - high blood pressure
Gaucher disease type 3 - pulmonary hypertension
Fitzsimmons-Walson-Mellor syndrome - high blood pressure
Familial renal cell carcinoma - high blood pressure
Cushing syndrome, familial - high blood pressure
Congenital mitral stenosis - pulmonary hypertension
Congenital hepatic porphyria - hypertension
Avasthey syndrome - pulmonary hypertension
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - High blood pressure
Analgesic syndrome - hypertension
Adrenal hypertension - high blood pressure
Acute intermittent porphyria - hypertension
Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease
Increased intracranial pressure
Myxoedema
Liddle's syndrome
Ovarian dysgenesis
Acute severe vascular damage
Faulty blood pressure reading technique
Turner Syndrome - hypertension
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I Hurler syndrome - hypertension
Thromboembolism - high blood pressure
Takayasu arteritis - pulmonary hypertension
Senior-Loken syndrome 3 - arterial hypertension
Renal hypertension - high blood pressure
Renal Artery Stenosis - Hypertension
Pseudohyperaldosteronism - hypertension
Lockwood-Feingold syndrome - hypertension
Jimsonweed poisoning - high blood pressure
Hypereosinophilic syndrome - pulmonary hypertension
Hyperadrenalism - high blood pressure
Grange syndrome - high blood pressure
Codeine withdrawal - high blood pressure
Chemical poisoning -- Acetaldehyde - high blood pressure
Brachydactyly with hypertension - arterial hypertension
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease - high blood pressure
Asphyxia - high blood pressure
Aortic coarctation - high blood pressure
Alveolar capillary dysplasia - pulmonary hypertension
Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital, due to 11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency - hypertension
Adams Nance syndrome - hypertension
Mineralocorticoid excess
Cadmium poisoning
Lead poisoning - High blood pressure
Urinary tract obstruction
Intrinsic pressure from renal tumor
Atheroma
Amphetamine intoxication
Pulmonary fibrosis /granuloma - pulmonary hypertension
Non-diarrheal (D-) HUS syndrome - severe high blood pressure
Wolfram's disease - blood hypertension
Vasculitis hypersensitivity - Hypertension
Steroid abuse - high blood pressure
Senior-Loken syndrome 4 - arterial hypertension
Renovascular Hypertension - high blood pressure
Polycystic kidney disease type 1 - hypertension
Phencyclidine poisoning - hypertension
Hyperpituitarism - Hypertension
Hemolytic uremic syndrome - hypertension
Glycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal form - pulmonary hypertension
Dexamethasone sensitive hypertension - high blood pressure
Brachydactyly -- arterial hypertension - hypertension
Apparent mineralocorticoid excess - hypertension
Angiotensin/rennin/aldosterone hypertension - high blood pressure
Angiotensin renin aldosterone hypertension - hypertension
Amyloidosis, familial visceral - arterial hypertension
Paget's disease
Analgesic nephropathy (type of Nephropathy)
Scleroderma - pulmonary hypertension
Renal artery thrombosis
Neurofibromatosis syndrome Type II - hypertension
Neurofibromatosis syndrome - hypertension
COPD - pulmonary hypertension
Von Gierke disease IB - hypertension
Unilateral pulmonary agenesis - pulmonary hypertension
Toxic mushrooms -- Psychedelic - hypertension
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - high blood pressure
Shaken Baby Syndrome - hypertension
Serotonin Syndrome - high blood pressure
Senior-Loken syndrome 5 - arterial hypertension
Scleroderma, systemic - high blood pressure
Renal segmental hypoplasia-induced Hypertension - high blood pressure
Polycystic kidney disease, type 2 - high blood pressure
Neurogenic hypertension - high blood pressure
Mustard tree poisoning - hypertension
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 - high blood pressure
Membranous nephropathy, idiopathic - hypertension
Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis - hypertension
Hyperparathyroidism - high blood pressure
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency - hypertension
Carotid Paraganglioma - hypertension
Bright's Disease - hypertension
Autonomic dysreflexia syndrome - high blood pressure
Arterial occlusive disease, progressive -- hypertension -- heart defects -- bone fragility -- brachysyndactyly - hypertension
Analgesic nephropathy syndrome - hypertension
Adrenal Cortex Diseases - high blood pressure
Vascular disease
Acromegaly - Hypertension
High alcohol consumption
Stress - high blood pressure
Nephrotic syndrome - hypertension
Wegener's granulomatosis - hypertension
Tyrosinemia - hypertension
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired - high blood pressure
Sleep disorders - Systemic hypertension
Serotonin toxicity - high blood pressure
Senior-Loken syndrome 6 - arterial hypertension
Pulmonary venous return anomaly - pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis - pulmonary hypertension
Oculo skeletal renal syndrome - high blood pressure
Nipah virus encephalitis - hypertension
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - hypertension
MSBD syndrome - hypertension
Lobelia poisoning - high blood pressure
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis - pulmonary hypertension
Kashani-Strom-Utley syndrome - high blood pressure
Ephedrine poisoning - hypertension
Eisenmenger Syndrome - pulmonary hypertension
Ectopia lentis, isolated - high blood pressure
Ecstasy abuse - high blood pressure
Diffuse systemic sclerosi - pulmonary hypertension
Choroideremia -- hypopituitarism - high blood pressure
Aristolochic Acid poisoning - hypertension
Adrenal incidentaloma - high blood pressure
Adrenal gland hyperfunction - high blood pressure
Adrenal Cancer - high blood pressure
Upper spinal cord lesions
Brain stem encephalitis (see Brain symptoms)
Cocarction
17?-Hydroxylase deficiency
Isolated secretion of 18-hydroxy-deoxycorticosterone
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Respiratory failure - Pulmonary hypertension
Polycythemia - hypertension
Physical inactivity - hypertension
Vasculitis - Hypertension
Variegate porphyria - hypertension
Senior-Loken Syndrome - arterial hypertension
Salcedo syndrome - high blood pressure
Pituitary Cancer - high blood pressure
Kallikrein hypertension - hypertension
Hypertension due to coarctation of the aorta - high blood pressure
Hypertension due to bilateral renal artery stenosis - high blood pressure
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy 3 - high blood pressure
Herbal Agent overdose -- Ginseng - high blood pressure
HELLP syndrome - high blood pressure
Heart injury - Hypertension
Fabry's Disease - hypertension
Environment associated hypertension - high blood pressure
Disequilibrium syndrome - hypertension
Congenital mitral malformation - pulmonary hypertension
Central sleep apnea - high blood pressure
Black widow spider envenomation - high blood pressure
Arizona Bark Scorpion poisoning - high blood pressure
Amphetamine abuse - high blood pressure
Adrenal adenoma, familial - high blood pressure
Acquired total lipodystrophy - hypertension
Primary aldosteronism
Glomerulonephritis - high blood pressure
Urinary tract infections - high blood pressure
Pulmonary embolism - pulmonary hypertension
Electrical burns - high blood pressure
Viral vasculitis not HBV and HCV - high blood pressure
Skull fracture - Hypertension
Sedative dependence - Hypertension
Primary cortisol resistance - mild hypertension
Nicotine addiction - High blood pressure
Neuroblastoma - high blood pressure
Nephrosclerosis - hypertension
Methylcobalamin deficiency cbl G type - pulmonary hypertension
Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 1 (FPLD1) - high blood pressure
Kidney arteriovenous fistula - hypertension
Hemolytic uremic syndrome, atypical, childhood - hypertension
Graves Disease - high blood pressure
Glycine synthase deficiency - pulmonary hypertension
Conn's syndrome - arterial hypertension
Carnevale-Canun-Mendoza syndrome - high blood pressure
Binswanger's Disease - high blood pressure
Allain Babin Demarquez syndrome - hypertension
Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome - high blood pressure
Oral contraceptive pill
Inborn errors of adrenal steroid metabolism
Hypoplastic kidney
Intrinsic pressure from renal cyst
Renal emboli
Prehypertension - high blood pressure
Selye syndrome - high blood pressure
Scleroderma, diffuse - high blood pressure
Schroeder syndrome 1 - high blood pressure
Pseudohypoaldosteronism type II - hypertension
Pseudohypoaldosteronism - high blood pressure
Polycystic kidney disease, adult type - high blood pressure
Mesangial sclerosis, diffuse - hypertension
Lupus - pulmonary hypertension
Indian Tobacco poisoning - high blood pressure
Herbal Agent adverse reaction -- Ginseng - high blood pressure
Heart conditions - Hypertension
Glycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal early-onset form - pulmonary hypertension
Glucocorticoid resistance - high blood pressure
Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia - hypertension
Chronic Kidney Disease - high blood pressure
Acrodynia - hypertension
Poliomyelitis
Head injury
Hypothyroidism
Eclampsia - high blood pressure
Pre-eclamptic toxemia
Isolated secretion of corticosterone
Renin-secreting tumors
Heavy metal poisoning (type of Poisoning)
Irradiation
Diabetes
Obesity
Faulty blood pressure apparatus
Paget's disease of bone - hypertension
Obstructive sleep apnea - pulmonary hypertension
Williams Syndrome - hypertension
Wagener syndrome - hypertension
Von Hippel-Lindau Disease - high blood pressure
Renal tubular transport disorders, inborn - hypertension
Lymphangiomatosis, pulmonary - pulmonary hypertension
Heart valve diseases - Hypertension
Fowler-Christmas-Chapple syndrome - high blood pressure
Fibromuscular dysplasia of arteries - hypertension
Autoimmune Vasculitis - Hypertension
Amphetamine poisoning - hypertension
Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome - hypertension
Acid-Base Imbalance - pulmonary hypertension
Renal tuberculosis
Amyloidosis - hypertension
Hereditary nephritis (type of X-linked Dominant Genetic Diseases)
Collagen disease
Parencymal disease
Physical pain
Silicosis - pulmonary hypertension
Polycystic kidney disease - hypertension
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - systemic hypertension
Vitamin D -- adverse effects - hypertension
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, congenital - high blood pressure
Thieffry and Sorrell Dejerine syndrome - hypertension
Rhabdoid tumor - hypertension
Respiratory acidosis - pulmonary hypertension
Pregnancy toxemia /hypertension - high blood pressure
Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis - high blood pressure
Pierson syndrome - high blood pressure
Phenylpropanolamine poisoning - hypertension
Paraganglioma - hypertension
Kidney Cancer - High blood pressure
Hypertensive hypokalemia familial - high blood pressure
Hypertensive heart disease - Hypertension
Hepatorenal tyrosinemia - hypertension
Hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary - death due to pulmonary hypertension
Goodpasture syndrome - hypertension
Glycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal late-onset form - pulmonary hypertension
Faye-Petersen-Ward-Carey syndrome - hypertension
Cystic hamartoma of lung and kidney - high blood pressure
Cyclosporine toxicity - hypertension
Cockayne syndrome - hypertension
Cocaine poisoning - hypertension
Cathinone poisoning - high blood pressure
Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome - high blood pressure
Bone cement implantation syndrome - pulmonary hypertension
NSAID
Pregnancy
Phaechromocytoma
11?-Hydroxylase deficiency
Gouty nephropathy
Congenital stenosis of renal artery (see Renal artery stenosis)
Ischemia
Cold temperature
Recent cigarette smoking
Increased salt intake
Secondary diseases
Food habits
Renal diseases
Age
Race
Sedentary lifestyle
Not being physically active
Being overweight or obese
Lifestyle choices
Type A personality
Family history

Other underlying conditions related to Hypertension:

Alanine transaminase levels raised (plasma or serum) - preeclampsia
Atrial fibrillation
Cardiac failure, left sided
Cerebrovascular accident - preeclampsia
Disseminated intravascular coagulation - preeclampsia
Epistaxis
Fourth heart sound
Headache - preeclampsia
Hepatocellular jaundice - preeclampsia
Hyperkalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis
Hypertension, systemic - preeclampsia
Intrauterine death - preeclampsia
Intrauterine growth retardation - preeclampsia
Left bundle branch block
Left ventricular hypertrophy
Maternal mortality - preeclampsia
Oedema - preeclampsia
Oligohydramnios - preeclampsia
Perinatal morbidity - preeclampsia
Premature labour & delivery - preeclampsia
Proteinuria - preeclampsia
Renal failure
Renal failure, acute - preeclampsia
Renal failure, chronic
Retinal microaneurysms
Retinal pathology
Right bundle branch block
Small placenta - preeclampsia
Thrombocytopenia - preeclampsia
Uric acid levels raised (plasma or serum) - preeclampsia

Source: Diseases Database

Hypertension as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Hypertension as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Hypertension as a complication includes:

Hypertension as a symptom:

Conditions listing Hypertension as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

Discussion of underlying conditions of Hypertension:

PCOS also is linked to other diseases that occur later in life, such as insulin resistance, Type II diabetes, high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), high blood pressure, and heart disease. (Source: excerpt from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): NWHIC)

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Hypertension, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Hypertension. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Hypertension. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.

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