Pseudo-phaeochromocytoma due to alcohol withdrawal.
Alcohol withdrawal hypertension is a common clinical problem which often goes unrecognized. We report a case in which the symptoms and signs of withdrawal with a marked elevation in blood pressure mimicked the features of a phaeochromocytoma. Despite a positive phentolamine test no further evidence for phaeochromocytoma was found and both blood pressure and symptoms settled as the features of alcohol withdrawal abated.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000431:Ethanol