Pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of a hypertensive patient with unilateral primary aldosteronism and contralateral pheochromocytoma: a case report
Abstract Background Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common cause of secondary hypertension, whereas pheochromocytoma is a rare cause of it. Thus, concomitant PA and pheochromocytoma is a very rare condition. Case presentation A 52-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with suspected PA based o...
Main Authors: | Shotaro Miyamoto, Yuichi Yoshida, Yoshinori Ozeki, Mitsuhiro Okamoto, Koro Gotoh, Takayuki Masaki, Haruto Nishida, Hiroyuki Fujinami, Toshitaka Shin, Tsutomu Daa, Yoshiki Asayama, Hirotaka Shibata |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-02-01
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Series: | BMC Endocrine Disorders |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-023-01297-3 |
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