MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION (Robbins pp 983, Fig 21-50)
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This occurs after long standing injury to the arterioles. This results in fibrinoid necrosis of arterioles, hyperplasia of intima ≫ narrowing of lumen≫ malignant hypertension. The afferent arterioles have depleted blood flow ≫ rennin-angiotensin system activated ≫ more hypertension ≫ cycle continues.
Morphology: fibrinoid necrosis of arterioles + onion-skin lesion.
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