Malignant hypertension 199336 225174469 2008-07-12T08:04:58Z Mrug 7259322 interwiki {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = 7788 | ICD10 = {{ICD10|I|10||i|10}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|401.0}}<ref>[http://medaphase.net/Newsletter/ViewArticle.asp?ArticleID=20 MedaPhase: Newsletter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = med | eMedicineTopic = 1107 | MeshID = D006974 | }} '''Malignant hypertension''' is a complication of hypertension characterized by very elevated blood pressure, and organ damage in the [[eye]]s, [[brain]], [[lung]] and/or [[kidney]]s. It differs from other complications of hypertension in that it is accompanied by [[papilledema]]. [[Systolic]] and [[diastolic]] [[blood pressure]]s are usually greater than 240 and 120, respectively. ==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1107.htm Hypertension, Malignant] at emedicine.com ==See also== * [[Hypertensive emergency]] * [[Hypertension]] *[[Hypertensive retinopathy]] [[Category:Medical emergencies]] [[Category:Intensive care medicine]] [[Category:Cardiology]] {{medicine-stub}} {{Circulatory system pathology}} [[pl:Nadciśnienie złośliwe]]