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Is hyperaldosteronism a pathognomonic feature of conn's syndrome?

R Nagarajan1, K Kuberan, M S Senthil Kumar, M Chandrasekaran.   

Abstract

A 10-year-old female child presented with resistant hypertension and hypokalaemia. There was no muscle weakness or periodic paralysis. The ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration to plasma renin activity was increased. MRI of the abdomen showed the right adrenal mass. The child underwent open right adrenalectomy. she had natriuresis in the postoperative period. She was normotensive without antihypertensive drugs at discharge and 2 months after surgery.

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Keywords:  Aldosterone; Conn’s syndrome; Hypokalaemia; Natriuresis; Renin

Year:  2010        PMID: 23133229      PMCID: PMC3452519          DOI: 10.1007/s12262-010-0025-4

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Surg        ISSN: 0973-9793            Impact factor:   0.656


  4 in total

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Authors:  W F Young; G G Klee
Journal:  Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am       Date:  1988-06       Impact factor: 4.741

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Authors:  R J Weigel; S A Wells; J C Gunnells; G S Leight
Journal:  Ann Surg       Date:  1994-04       Impact factor: 12.969

3.  An additional child case of an aldosterone-producing adenoma with an atypical presentation of peripheral paralysis due to hypokalemia.

Authors:  E C Dinleyici; N Dogruel; M F Acikalin; B Tokar; B Oztelcan; H Ilhan
Journal:  J Endocrinol Invest       Date:  2007-11       Impact factor: 4.256

4.  The diagnosis of primary aldosteronism and separation of two major subtypes.

Authors:  M H Weinberger; N S Fineberg
Journal:  Arch Intern Med       Date:  1993-09-27
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