A ten year old boy presents to the pediatric emergency unit with seizures. Blood pressure in the upper extremity measured as 200/140 mm Hg. Femoral pulses were not palpable. The most likely diagnosis amongst the following is -
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Coarctation of aoa Isolated upper extremity hypeension (200/140 mm Hg), together with absent/diminished femoral pulses is a characteristic feature of coarction of aoa.