FALSE-POSITIVE REACTION TO THE REGITINE TEST FOR PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: REPORT OF A CASE
Authors: Ralph D. Ross
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1954)

Case Reports1 November 1954FALSE-POSITIVE REACTION TO THE REGITINE TEST FOR PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: REPORT OF A CASERALPH D. ROSSRALPH D. ROSSSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-41-5-1061 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRegitine (preparation C-7337) or 2-{[N-(m-hydroxyphenyl)-p-toluidino] methyl}-2-imidazoline methanesulfonate lowers the blood pressure in patients with hypertension caused by a pheochromocytoma by blocking the pressor effect of epinephrine or norepinephrine in the blood.1, 2The drug exhibits adrenolytic as well as sympatholytic effects. Regitine effectively blocks the pressor substances for longer periods than does piperoxan, and in smaller amounts.2Therefore, regitine is considered more useful and less toxic than piperoxan as a diagnostic agent to exclude the presence of pheochromocytoma as the cause of paroxysmal or sustained hypertension.2In many hospitals and clinics the regitine test has replaced the piperoxan test as...Bibliography1. RothDockertyHightower GMMBNC: Pheochromocytoma from the laboratory standpoint, S. Clin. North America 32: 1065-1077 (Aug.) 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, Phentolamine hydrochloride, J. A. M. A. 152: 1533-1535 (Aug. 15) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ReMineEstesDockertyPriestley WHJEMBJT: Hemiplegia resulting from pheochromocytoma, report of case, J. A. M. A. 152: 808-811 (June 27) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAnnotationsPHENTOLAMINEBibliographyPhaeochromocytoma in ChildrenPHÆOCHROMOCYTOMA: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENTPheochromocytoma: A review of the literatureParoxysmal Hypertension Due to PheochromocytomaPhaeochromocytoma: Phentolamine (Rogitine) as a Diagnostic Screening Agent in Sustained HypertensionPHEOCHROMOCYTOMA: THE VALUE OF CERTAIN TESTS USED ROUTINELY IN DIAGNOSIS*EDWARD S. ORGAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.PHENTOLAMINE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PHÆOCHROMOCYTOMA 1 November 1954Volume 41, Issue 5Page: 1061-1066KeywordsBlood pressureDrugsEpinephrineHospitalsHypertensionNorepinephrinePheochromocytoma ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...