An unusual case of an aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenoma presenting with rhabdomyolysis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1087-1090

  Karagüzel, Gülay ^a   Bahat, Elif ^a   Imamoǧlu, Mustafa ^a   Ahmetoǧlu, Ali ^a   Yildiz, Kadriye ^a   Ökten, Ayşenur ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical adenoma; Hyperaldosteronism; Hypokalemia; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; POTASSIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENALECTOMY; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75749094022     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2009.22.11.1087     Document Type: Article

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