Primary aldosteronism associated with severe hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis

Hormones

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-506

  Tsai, Wan Ting ^a,d   Chen, Yen Lin ^f   Yang, Wei Shiung ^a,b   Lin, Hong Da ^c,f   Chien, Chih Cheng ^d   Lin, Ching Ling ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Sijhih Cathay General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; AMLODIPINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CREATINE KINASE; POTASSIUM; RENIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; VALSARTAN;

ADRENAL TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; LIMB WEAKNESS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84871948122     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1385     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Goto A, Takahashi Y, Kishimoto M, et al, 2009 Primary aldosteronism associated with severe rhabdomyolysis due to profound hypokalemia. Intern Med 48: 219-223.
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4. Goto A, Takahashi Y, Kishimoto M, et al, 2009 Primary aldosteronism associated with severe rhabdomyolysis due to profound hypokalemia. Intern Med 48: 219-223.
5. Etgen T, Grabert C, 2009 [Tetraparesis with hypertensive crisis: hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis in primary hyperaldosteronism]. Nervenarzt 80: 717-719.