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Cureus
December 2024
Internal Medicine, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Unidade Local de Saúde de Loures/Odivelas, Loures, PRT.
Cushing's syndrome is a rare disease caused due to prolonged exposure to excess glucocorticoids. Although rare, diagnosing Cushing's syndrome is clinically significant as it allows tailored and timely management and significant reduction or even prevention of the comorbidities caused by cortisol excess. This report delineates the presentation of a 44-year-old female with refractory secondary hypertension and severe hypokalaemia, initially thought to be caused by hyperaldosteronism.
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December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Liddle syndrome, a rare form of monogenic hypertension, poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to its phenotypic variability and the need for genetic testing. The rarity of the condition, coupled with the limited availability of first-line treatments such as epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) blockers, makes this case report particularly urgent and novel, highlighting alternative management strategies in resource-limited settings. The aim of this case report was to present the diagnostic challenges, therapeutic strategies, and clinical outcomes of a patient with Liddle syndrome who did not have access to ENaC blockers, emphasizing the importance of early recognition and personalized treatment.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IND.
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common cause of secondary hypertension, with familial hyperaldosteronism (FH) contributing to a lesser number of cases. FH type IV, a rare subtype, has hardly been reported as a subtype of PA cases. We present a case of a 27-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with circumoral tingling and numbness.
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December 2024
Division of Endocrine Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
We report on a case of a 67-year-old male who was referred to our care with persistent aldosteronism post adrenalectomy. Biochemical failure after surgery is rare after surgery for primary aldosteronism (PA). Persistent hypokalaemia and raised aldosteronism is an indication of treatment failure after surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Pediatr Endocrinol
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
The mechanisms underlying the maintenance of hypertension in renovascular hypertension (RVH) are not well understood. To test the current concept of RVH pathophysiology, circulating aldosterone levels in clinical cases were investigated through a literature survey of pediatric cases. Fifty-four patients with documented aldosterone levels were identified.
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