A case of neurofibromatosis type 1 with an aldosterone-producing adenoma of the adrenal

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 509-512

  Biagi, P ^a   Alessandri, M ^b   Campanella, G ^a   Castro, R ^a   Totteri, A ^a   Fanciullacci, Marcello ^c,d  

^a Abbadia San Salvatore Hospital   (Italy)

^b MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conn's syndrome; Hypertension; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Tumour predisposition

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; CATECHOLAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; VANILMANDELIC ACID;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; ALDOSTERONE; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; RENIN;

EID: 0032733576     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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