ISSN:
1432-1440
Keywords:
Rare cause of primary aldosteronism
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Hypokalemic hypertension
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Diagnostic procedure
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Treatment of malignant adrenal disease
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary A 58-year-old white woman with hypertension and severe hypokalemia was found to have a carcinoma of the left adrenal gland. Plasma renin activity was constantly under the normal limit, while plasma aldosterone levels were pathologically elevated. Plasma cortisol (8:00 a.m.) and excretion rates of urinary free cortisol were within the normal range. After an adrenalectomy, relapsing excessive aldosterone secretion was successfully treated with opDDD (Lysodrene). Ten months after the diagnosis was established, the patient died from a bleeding liver metastasis.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01715766
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