Deoxycorticosterone Producing Tumor as a Cause of Resistant Hypertension
We describe a young woman with longstanding resistant hypertension. Evaluation for renal artery stenosis and primary aldosteronism was unrevealing. In this setting of a suppressed plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) and a suppressed plasma renin activity (PRA), a differential diagnosis of a deoxy...
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| description | We describe a young woman with longstanding resistant hypertension. Evaluation for renal artery stenosis and primary aldosteronism was unrevealing. In this setting of a suppressed plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) and a suppressed plasma renin activity (PRA), a differential diagnosis of a deoxycorticosterone (DOC) producing tumor was entertained. Biochemical and imaging studies confirmed this diagnosis. Rare and novel DOC producing tumors are an important cause of resistant hypertension. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9088cc20345045f2b2e915464aba42c32025-02-03T01:10:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/372719372719Deoxycorticosterone Producing Tumor as a Cause of Resistant HypertensionSaurabh Gupta0Jose Melendez1Apurv Khanna2Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USAWe describe a young woman with longstanding resistant hypertension. Evaluation for renal artery stenosis and primary aldosteronism was unrevealing. In this setting of a suppressed plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) and a suppressed plasma renin activity (PRA), a differential diagnosis of a deoxycorticosterone (DOC) producing tumor was entertained. Biochemical and imaging studies confirmed this diagnosis. Rare and novel DOC producing tumors are an important cause of resistant hypertension.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/372719 |
| spellingShingle | Saurabh Gupta Jose Melendez Apurv Khanna Deoxycorticosterone Producing Tumor as a Cause of Resistant Hypertension Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Deoxycorticosterone Producing Tumor as a Cause of Resistant Hypertension |
| title_full | Deoxycorticosterone Producing Tumor as a Cause of Resistant Hypertension |
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| title_short | Deoxycorticosterone Producing Tumor as a Cause of Resistant Hypertension |
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