title: [Pheochromocytoma revealed by pulmonary edema].
abstract: We report the case of a young patient of 37 presenting with two attacks of pulmonary oedema which revealed an underlying pheochromocytoma. The diagnosis was suggested by the raised level of vanyl-mandelic acid in the urine and the abdominal CT scan. After an adrenalectomy the outcome was satisfactory. Pheochromocytoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the acute respiratory distress syndrome in the adult linked to the action of the circulating catecholamines on the pulmonary capillaries.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et Immuno-Allergologie, Hôpital A.-Calmette, Lille.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coppens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsicopoulos
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Marquette
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Proye
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wallaert
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Tonnel
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Phéochromocytome révélé par un oedème pulmonaire.