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A Case of Primary Aldosteronism due to Bilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia with Hidden Undiagnosed Adrenal Adenoma for Eight Years

Seock Ah Im, Eun Mi Nam, Si Hoon Park, Gil Ja Shin, Woo Hyung Lee, Bong Suk Shim*
The Ewha Medical Journal 1996;19(1):47-52. Published online: July 24, 2015

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

*Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Copyright © 1996. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine

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  • We describe an unusual 30-year-old female patient with a history of refractory hypertension and hypokalemia. She was diagnosed as primary aldosteronoism with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia 8 years age and blood pressure has been controlled with spironolactone 200mg/day, nifedipine 40mg/day, Cardura 4mg/day and oral potassium supplement till these days.
    Recently refractory high blood pressure was developed and about 5×4×4.5cm sized left a-drenal mass was observed by abdominal CT. The hypertension and hypokalemia was controlled by left adrenalectomy.
  • Keywords: Adrenal adenoma with bilateral adrenal hyperplasia

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