Persistent Hiccups—An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Pheochromocytoma without Syndromic Association : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Singh, Suryakumar
Kumar, Nilesh
Kishore, Dhiraj
Aherrao, Nitin
Gambhir, Indarajeet Singh
Mishra, Abhinandan
Anand, Aravind
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pheochromocytoma is a rare catecholamine-producing tumor arising from chromaffin tissue in the adrenal medulla, occurring in less than 0.2 percent of patients with hypertension.
The mean age at diagnosis is about 40 years.
Pheochromocytomas are commonly inherited as features of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 or several other pheochromocytoma-associated syndromes and have variable clinical presentation.
Among the presenting symptoms, episodes of palpitations, headaches, and profuse sweating are typical and constitute a classic triad.
We report a case of a 17-year-old male patient with rare bilateral pheochromocytoma presenting with persistent hiccups for 4 months and blurring of vision for 1 week, later followed by hypertensive crisis.
There was neither family history of pheochromocytoma nor any classic symptoms.
Patient was diagnosed with bilateral pheochromocytoma without any syndromic association.
But still this patient needs to be followed for future development of medullary carcinoma of thyroid because it could be an initial presentation of MEN 2A/2B/VHL syndromes.
Our paper highlights the importance of maintaining a high level of suspicion for persistent hiccups and careful clinical screening for hypertension even in absence of associated syndromes of pheochromocytoma and classical symptoms to achieve prompt diagnosis and to avoid improper management.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aherrao, Nitin& Kumar, Nilesh& Gambhir, Indarajeet Singh& Kishore, Dhiraj& Singh, Suryakumar& Mishra, Abhinandan…[et al.]. 2012. Persistent Hiccups—An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Pheochromocytoma without Syndromic Association : A Case Report. Case Reports in Endocrinology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501018
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aherrao, Nitin…[et al.]. Persistent Hiccups—An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Pheochromocytoma without Syndromic Association : A Case Report. Case Reports in Endocrinology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501018
American Medical Association (AMA)
Aherrao, Nitin& Kumar, Nilesh& Gambhir, Indarajeet Singh& Kishore, Dhiraj& Singh, Suryakumar& Mishra, Abhinandan…[et al.]. Persistent Hiccups—An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Pheochromocytoma without Syndromic Association : A Case Report. Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501018
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501018