An uncommon cause of hypertension: Paraganglioma revisited

A significant number of secondary hypertension could be due to endocrine etiology. The pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PGL) syndrome is one among them. We herein report a case of PGL in a young woman, who presented to us with hypertension and its reversal after surgical treatment. In this review, we...

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Published in:Chrismed journal of health and research 2015-07, Vol.2 (3), p.268-271
Main Authors: Babulreddy Hanmayyagari, Sri Nagesh Voleti, Mounika Guntaka, Srinivas Sidduri
Format: Article
Language:English
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Hypertension
paraganglioma
pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndrome (pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma)
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Summary:A significant number of secondary hypertension could be due to endocrine etiology. The pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PGL) syndrome is one among them. We herein report a case of PGL in a young woman, who presented to us with hypertension and its reversal after surgical treatment. In this review, we also discussed in detail about this rare entity.
ISSN:2348-3334
2348-506X
DOI:10.4103/2348-3334.158713