Pheochromocytoma presenting with severe hyperglycemia and metabolic acidosis following intra-articular glucocorticoid administration: a case report

Abstract Background There are several reports of pheochromocytoma crisis triggered by systemic glucocorticoid administration. However, pheochromocytoma crisis after intra-articular glucocorticoid administration has been rarely reported. Case presentation A 45-year-old Japanese man presented to our h...

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Main Authors: Masako Tomoyasu, Yusaku Mori, Ayako Fukase, Hideki Kushima, Tsutomu Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1945-z