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A ten year old boy presents to the pediatric emergency unit with seizures. Mood pressure in the upper extremity measured as 200/140 mm Hg. Femoral pulses were not palpable. The most likely diagnosis amongst the following is –

A
Takayasu aortoarteritis
B
Renal parenchymal disease
C
Grandmal seiures
D
Coarctation of aorta
High-Yield Explanation
Isolated upper extremity hypertension (200/140 mm Hg), together with absent/diminished femoral pulses is a characteristic feature of coarction of aorta.

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