An Unusual Case of an Aldosterone-Producing Adrenocortical Adenoma Presenting with Rhabdomyolysis

KARAGÜZEL, GÜLAY; Bahat, ELİF; İMAMOĞLU, MUSTAFA; AHMETOĞLU, ALİ; YILDIZ, KADRİYE; OKTEN, AYŞE

doi:10.1515/jpem.2009.22.11.1087

An Unusual Case of an Aldosterone-Producing Adrenocortical Adenoma Presenting with Rhabdomyolysis

KARAGÜZEL G., Bahat E., İMAMOĞLU M., AHMETOĞLU A., YILDIZ K., OKTEN A. N.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.22, sa.11, ss.1087-1090, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 11
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem.2009.22.11.1087
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1087-1090
Anahtar Kelimeler: adrenocortical adenoma, hyperaldosteronism, hypokalemia, rhabdomyolysis, CHILDHOOD, CHILDREN, TUMORS
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Rhabdomyolysis is a rare presentation of hypokalemia, although muscle weakness is a well known manifestation of marked hypokalemia. Here, we report a case of primary hyperaldosteronism due to unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma in a 14 year-old girl who developed rhabdomyolysis following hypokalemia. To our knowledge, this is the first case of adrenocortical adenoma presenting with rhabdomyolysis in a child.