Arteriolosclerosis
Arteriolosclerosis refers to the thickening of arterioles, particularly related to systemic arterial hypertension.
It occurs in two varieties:
- hyaline, which is seen most commonly in essential hypertension but is also a feature of old age and diabetes mellitus
- hyperplastic, which is related to severe hypertension
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