Acute cardiomyopathy and multiorgan failure in a patient with pheochromocytoma and neurofibromatosis type 1

Pheochromocytomas are catecholamine secreting tumours of the adrenal gland, discovered in 0.1% of patients with hypertension. Our case highlights an atypical presentation of pheochromocytoma in a patient with Neurofibromatosis type 1 who developed cardiogenic shock with multi-organ failure. The pati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2014-02, Vol.64 (2), p.214-216
Hauptverfasser:	Ahmed, Rezwan, Darrat, Yousef, Hamoudeh, Eyad, Elhamdani, Mehair Omar, Yaqub, Abid
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - complications Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery Adrenalectomy Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Female Follow-Up Studies Heart diseases Humans Hypertension Middle Aged Multiple Organ Failure - diagnosis Multiple Organ Failure - etiology Neurofibromatosis Pheochromocytoma Pheochromocytoma - complications Pheochromocytoma - diagnosis Pheochromocytoma - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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