Hypertensive crisis, catecholamine cardiomyopathy, and death associated with pseudoephedrine use in a patient with pheochromocytoma.

Objective: To describe a woman with a previously unrecognized pheochromocytoma who died after ingesting over-the-counter pseudoephedrine-containing medications.

Methods: We present a case report including laboratory, radiographic, and pathologic findings in a patient with a previously unrecognized pheochromocytoma.

Results: A 31-year-old woman had symptoms consistent with intermittent, excessive release of catecholamines since childhood.