[Hypertension associated with paraparesis of the lower limbs revealing an adrenal adenoma].

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)

Service de médecine interne, CHU Tidjani Demerdji, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid, Tlemcen 13000, Algérie. Electronic address:

Published: June 2018

Cushing's syndrome is a rare cause of high blood pressure. The originally adrenal cause is found in 15% of cases. We describe the case of a patient with hypertension associated with paraparesis of the lower limbs revealing a Cushing syndrome due to a left adrenal adenoma. A 23-year-old man consults for a paraparesis of the lower limbs. The highlighting of an arterial high blood pressure led to the realization of complementary examinations. Computed tomography of the abdomen shows a left adrenal mass. Chirurgical excision of the mass was performed and histological examination concluded with adrenal adenoma. After intervention, the patient normalized his blood pressure with 3 years of follow up. This case illustrates a form of endocrine hypertension of adrenal origin and the need for a careful clinical examination during the discovery of hypertension in the young subject in order to carry out adequate balance sheets to search for a curable cause of secondary hypertension.

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