Unsuspected pheochromocytoma multisystem crisis: a fatal outcome in a young male patient.
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چکیده
Pheochromocytoma is a great mimicker and has varied presentation. It can present as medical emergency with hypertensive emergencies, acute cardiac event, neurological manifestations, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and metabolic emergencies. Here we report a young individual who after a bout of exercise developed breathlessness and rapidly developed multiorgan failure which was fatal and post mortem examination revealed pheochromocytoma in right adrenal gland. Pheochromocytoma multisystem crisis is discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 60 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012