THE RENAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: H H FERTIG, R D TAYLOR, A C CORCORAN, I H PAGE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Case Reports1 December 1951THE RENAL MANIFESTATIONS OF PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: REPORT OF A CASEHENRY H. FERTIG, ROBERT D. TAYLOR, F.A.C.P., A. C. CORCORAN, I. H. PAGE, F.A.C.P.HENRY H. FERTIGSearch for more papers by this author, ROBERT D. TAYLOR, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, A. C. CORCORANSearch for more papers by this author, I. H. PAGE, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1358 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe dramatic occurrence of paroxysmal hypertension associated with headaches, nervousness, palpitation, nausea and vomiting is now a well known manifestation of pheochromocytoma. Pheochromocytoma is also increasingly recognized as a cause of persistently elevated blood pressure with attendant changes in the entire cardiovascular system. Not so well known, however, are the renal and urinary changes that may occur in this disease. To direct attention to these and their clinical importance, this case report is presented with a review of relevant literature.CASE REPORTA 29-year old white male was first seen in the Clinic on September 1, 1943, for weakness and...Bibliography1. Frankel F: Ein Fall von doppelseitigem völlig latent verlaufenen nebennier en Tumor und gleichzeitiger Nephritis mit Veränderungen am Circulations Apparat und Retinitis, Virchows Arch. f. path. Anat. 103: 244, 1886. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Wiesel J: Der heutige Stand der Lehre von der Arteriosclerose, Wien. klin. Wchnschr. 22: 401, 455, 1909. Google Scholar3. LabbéTinnelDoumer MJ: Crises solaires et hypertension paroxystique en rapport avec une tumeur surrénale, Bull. et mém. Soc. méd. d. hôp. de Paris 46: 982, 1922. Google Scholar4. 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