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Tourette syndrome associated with Page kidney

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Page kidney is a rare condition leading to secondary hypertension and encountered most frequently due to traumatic subcapsular hematoma. Here, we present a case of a 15-year-old boy with a history of Tourette syndrome, who had Page kidney hypertension secondary to subcapsular hematoma compression due to his self-injury behavior for many years.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Taipei City Hospital, Heping Fuyou Branch, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chen-Kuan Wang

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Children’s Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Chen-Kuan Wang & Jeng-Daw Tsai

  3. Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan

    Jeng-Daw Tsai

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Jeng-Daw Tsai

  5. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Jeng-Daw Tsai

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Wang, CK., Tsai, JD. Tourette syndrome associated with Page kidney. Clin Exp Nephrol 25, 1375–1376 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-021-02116-6

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