Hyaline atherosclerosis is seen in:
Ans. (a) Benign hypertensionRef: Robbins 8th edition, chapter 10* Hyaline arteriolosclerosis, the vascular lesion associated with hypertension, is both more prevalent and more severe in diabetics than in nondiabetics, but it is not specific for diabetes and may be seen in elderly nondiabetics without hypertension. It takes the form of an amorphous, hyaline thickening of the wall of the arterioles, which causes narrowing of the lumen.* It is encountered frequently in elderly patients, whether normotensive or hypertensive, hyaline arteriolosclerosis is more generalized and more severe in patients with hypertension. It is also common as part of the characteristic microangiography in diabetes.
Benign hypertension
Chronic hypertension
Diabetic nephropathy
Analgesic nephropathy
Peripheral Vascular Disease