title: [Pheochromocytoma diagnosed during quinapril therapy].
abstract: A hypertensive diabetic woman, who was resistant to any pharmacological therapy, underwent to check for secondary hypertension. The treatment with the particularly active ACE inhibitor quinapril failed but it suggested a procedure for a fast differential diagnosis of disease.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Medicina III, Ospedale SS. Trinità, Cagliari.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Atzeni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maccioni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiorenza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernasconi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beni
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003000:Clonidine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000077583:Quinapril; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D007546:Isoquinolines; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; D003000:Clonidine; D000077583:Quinapril
vernacular_title: Feocromocitoma evidenziato in corso di terapia con quinapril.