PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA AND DIABETES MELLITUS: REPORT OF A CASE WITH TRANSIENT EXACERBATION OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE TUMOR
Authors: Jay A. Desjardins, Robert C. Brod
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Case Reports1 May 1961PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA AND DIABETES MELLITUS: REPORT OF A CASE WITH TRANSIENT EXACERBATION OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE TUMORJAY A. DESJARDINS, M.D., ROBERT C. BROD, M.D.JAY A. DESJARDINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT C. BROD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-5-998 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe association of diabetes mellitus with pheochromocytoma has been reported but is unusual.1 The occurrence of diabetic retinopathy in association with pheochromocytoma is apparently rare.2 It is the purpose of this report to describe a patient with diabetes mellitus believed to be secondary to a pheochromocytoma and with diabetic retinopathy which continued to progress despite the amelioration of other evidences of diabetes following removal of the tumor.CASE REPORTA 51-year-old Negro laborer was admitted to the U. S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, for evaluation of glycosuria which had been found by his family physician during a routine yearly physical examination...Bibliography1. 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Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert C. Brod, M.D., 39-7 Revere Road, Drexel Hill, Pa. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCancer and diabetes mellitus a review of the literatureCure of diabetes mellitus and vascular retinopathy after surgery for pheochromocytomaManagement of Diabetic Patients During SurgeryBibliography 1 May 1961Volume 54, Issue 5Page: 998-1008KeywordsDiabetes mellitusDiabetic retinopathyHospital medicineHyperglycemiaPheochromocytomaSurgeons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...