11-Deoxycorticosterone Producing Adrenal Hyperplasia as a Very Unusual Cause of Endocrine Hypertension: Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

11-Deoxycorticosterone Producing Adrenal Hyperplasia as a Very Unusual Cause of Endocrine Hypertension: Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature

Background and Objectives11-deoxycorticosterone overproduction due to an adrenal tumor or hyperplasia is a very rare cause of mineralocorticoid-induced hypertension. The objective is to provide the most relevant clinical features that clinicians dealing with patients presenting with the hallmarks of...

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Main Authors: Queralt Asla, Helena Sardà, Enrique Lerma, Felicia A. Hanzu, María Teresa Rodrigo, Eulàlia Urgell, José Ignacio Pérez, Susan M. Webb, Anna Aulinas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
mineralocorticoid hypertension
mineralocorticoid excess
11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC)
DOC-producing adrenal tumor
adrenal hyperplasia
adrenocortical carcinoma
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.846865/full

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