Open AccessGraves′ disease allied with multiple pheochromocytoma
Author(s) -
Brahim Housni,
Tijani Elharroudi,
Mehdi Soufi,
Mohammed Bouziane,
A. Azzouzi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.109656
Subject(s) - medicine , pheochromocytoma , graves' disease , disease
Pheochromocytoma is an uncommon cause of high blood pressure touching adults. The combination of severe hypertension in the triad of headache, sweating, and tachycardia should suggest this diagnosis; this clinical picture is similar to that of hyperthyroidism. We report the case of a 22-year-old patient with multiple pheochromocytoma associated with Graves' disease revealed by malignant hypertension and discussed the difficulties of the diagnosis and the treatment approach.