Malignant hypertension as a cause of massive intestinal bleeding.
A forty-one year old man with a three year history of malignant hypertension developed massive rectal bleeding. A mesenteric arteriogram showed vascular changes compatible with necrotizing angitis. Histologic examination of the resected right hemicolon confirmed malignant hypertension as the cause of angitis.
Malignant hypertension as a cause of massive intestinal bleeding. A forty-one year old man with a three year history of malignant hypertension developed massive rectal bleeding. A mesenteric arteriogram showed vascular changes compatible with necrotizing angitis. Histologic examination of the resected right hemicolon confirmed malignant hypertension as the cause of angitis.