Insulin-requiring diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and anginal chest pains as prominent features of pheochromocytoma

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 474-476

  Rofougaran, Reza ^a   Mooraki, Ahmad ^b   Bastani, Bahar ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Pheochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0030824513     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000169145     Document Type: Article

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