An uncommon cause of hypertension: Paraganglioma revisited
A significant number of secondary hypertension could be due to endocrine etiology. The pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PGL) syndrome is one among them. We herein report a case of PGL in a young woman, who presented to us with hypertension and its reversal after surgical treatment. In this review, we...
| 发表在: | CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| 格式: | 文件 |
| 语言: | 英语 |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| 在线阅读: | http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2015;volume=2;issue=3;spage=268;epage=271;aulast=Hanmayyagari |
| 总结: | A significant number of secondary hypertension could be due to endocrine etiology. The pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PGL) syndrome is one among them. We herein report a case of PGL in a young woman, who presented to us with hypertension and its reversal after surgical treatment. In this review, we also discussed in detail about this rare entity. |
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| ISSN: | 2348-3334 2348-506X |