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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.