Primary Aldosteronism in a Patient with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Associated with Polycystic Liver Disease

Primary Aldosteronism in a Patient with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Associated with Polycystic Liver Disease

Polycystic kidney disease is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder (ADPKD) associated with arterial hypertension, as a common and early manifestation. However, the combination of hypertension and hypokalemia is very rare in these patients and may have another cause. We present a case of a 45 years...

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Main Authors: Camelia Pană, Dragoș Fâșie, Claudia Voinea, Ana Tuță Liliana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-02-01
Series:ARS Medica Tomitana
Subjects:
polycystic kidney disease
activity of plasmatic renin
hypokalemia
primary aldosteronism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2018-0010
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Summary:Polycystic kidney disease is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder (ADPKD) associated with arterial hypertension, as a common and early manifestation. However, the combination of hypertension and hypokalemia is very rare in these patients and may have another cause. We present a case of a 45 years old man with ADPKD associated with primary hyperaldosteronism. Unilateral suprarenal macroadenoma on abdominal CT scan, severe hypokalemia and low activity of plasmatic renin led to diagnosis.
ISSN:1841-4036

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