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We describe a diabetic patient successfully treated for an acute mycotic aortic arch pseudoaneurysm with primary aldosteronism. The patient first complained of severe pain in the left upper extremity and left back with high C reactive protein (CRP) and high-grade fever. It was suspected that acute
OBJECTIVE
Standard laparoscopic adrenalectomy requires early control of the main adrenal vein; however, the small retroperitoneal working space is challenging for beginners to perform this maneuver. We report a technical modification of retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (RLA) for primary
Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is a rare disease with autosomal recessive trait, characterized by hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypocalciuria and hyperkinemic hyperaldosteronism. While muscle weakness, tetany, stomachache, nausea and fever are very common, it could sometimes be
Primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL) is rare and known to have a predilection for central nervous system (CNS) relapse. A 70-year-old man with a 2-year history of primary aldosteronism presented because of a fever. He was hypotensive, and his adrenal glands were unequivocally enlarged. PAL was diagnosed.
Information about epidemiology, natural history and prognostic factors of adrenocortical carcinoma in Italy is extremely scarce. We report here 35 patients of adult age who were referred to our institution in the last two decades. Nine patients had non functioning, and 26 had functioning tumors. In
Bartter-like syndrome encompasses a set of inherited renal tubular disorders associated with hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis, renal salt wasting, hyperreninemic hyperaldosteronism, and normal blood pressure. Antenatal Bartter syndrome, a subtype of Bartter-like syndrome, is characterized by
A case of exogenous hypermineralocorticism secondary to absorption of an alcohol-free liquorice beverage is reported here. The patient was a 53 year old man with known alcoholic liver cirrhosis who had stopped drinking alcohol one year earlier. He was admitted to the hospital for fever and myalgia
BACKGROUND
Acute hypokalemic paralysis, characterized by acute flaccid paralysis is primarily a calcium channelopathy, but secondary causes like renal tubular acidosis (RTA), thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP), primary hyperaldosteronism, Gitelman's syndrome are also frequent.
OBJECTIVE
To study