Age | Common Causes |
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Newborn | Renal artery thrombosis or embolus, Renal vein thrombosis, Congenital renal malformations, Coarctation of aorta, Renal artery stenosis, Bronchopulmonary dysplasia |
Infancy to 6 years | Renal parenchymal disease, Renal artery stenosis, Coarctation of the aorta, Medications (corticosteroids, albuterol, pseudoephedrine), Endocrine causes |
6–10 years | Renal parenchymal disease, Renal artery stenosis, Primary hypertension, Endocrine causes. |
Adolescence | Primary hypertension, White coat hypertension, Renal parenchymal disease, Substance abuse (cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, phencyclidine, methylphenidate, caffeine), Teen pregnancy, Endocrine causes. |