An uncommon cause of malignant hypertension

An Uncommon Cause of Neonatal Hypertension

Background: Adrenal hematoma is a very rare acquired cause of neonatal hypertension. In this study, we report a case of neonatal hypertension associated with adrenal hematoma. A male neonate was immediately transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit after delivery due to meconium aspiration. He needed to be on mechanical ventilation support. During his hospital stay, hospital records showe...

an uncommon cause of neonatal hypertension

background: adrenal hematoma is a very rare acquired cause of neonatal hypertension. in this study, we report a case of neonatal hypertension associated with adrenal hematoma. a male neonate was immediately transferred to our neonatal intensive care unit after delivery due to meconium aspiration. he needed to be on mechanical ventilation support. during his hospital stay, hospital records showe...

An uncommon cause of portal hypertension.

To cite: Cunha FA, Silva AL, Jacob MG. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212665 DESCRIPTION A 68-year-old woman with no history of hepatic disease or risk factors, with a 2-month duration of an increasing waist circumference and watery diarrhoea, as well as peripheral oedema, presented to the emergency department. The initial diagnostic work up r...

Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Pancreatitis: an Uncommon Cause of Pancreatitis

[Malignant glucagonoma: an uncommon cause of new onset diabetes].

A 44-year-old female patient was initially seen at the endocrinology department for hyperglycemia (random blood glucose level of 580 mg/dL and glycosylated hemoglobin of 10.3%) associated with weight loss, cardinal clinical signs, and severe asthenia. Basal-bolus insulin therapy was started because of the presence of clinical signs of insulinopenia. two weeks later, the patient started to exper...