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Phaeochromocytoma with adult respiratory distress syndrome mimicking septicaemic shock
Author(s) -
Mok ChiChiu,
Ip TaiPang,
So ChiChiu
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123298.x
Subject(s) - respiratory distress , inotrope , medicine , shock (circulatory) , respiratory system , pheochromocytoma , distress , anesthesia , clinical psychology
Phaeochromocytomas are rare tumours that most commonly present with chronic sustained hypertension and hypertensive paroxysms or crises. We report a 49–year‐old woman with unsuspected phaeochromocytoma who presented with sudden onset of profound hypotension and adult respiratory distress syndrome unresponsive to fluid and inotropic support. This case illustrates the diversity of presentations of phaeochromocytoma, depending on the type and amount of catecholamines secreted.