Conn's syndrome in a patient with acromegaly.
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in a female patient suffering from acromegaly and severe hypertension was studied and a suppressed plasma renin activity could be found. A catheterisation of both adrenal veins, a bilateral adrenal gammagraphy and an abdominal CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of an aldosterone-producing right adrenal adenoma (Conn's Syndrome). We greatly emphasized the need of investigating the RAAS in acromegalic patients suffering from hypertension.
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications*; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012083:Renin / Q000378:metabolism; D013577:Syndrome
D000804:Angiotensin II; D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin