Pseudo-phaeochromocytoma due to alcohol withdrawal.
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Alcohol withdrawal hypertension is a common clinical problem which often goes unrecognized. We report a case in which the symptoms and signs of withdrawal with a marked elevation in blood pressure mimicked the features of a phaeochromocytoma. Despite a positive phentolamine test no further evidence for phaeochromocytoma was found and both blood pressure and symptoms settled as the features of alcohol withdrawal abated.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 61 718 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985