[Pheochromocytoma as a cause of collapse and hypertension during a stay in the tropics].
Two male patients aged 47 and 26 ears had long-standing, slowly progressive complaints of sudden headache, nausea, vomiting and faintness. Their symptoms grew much worse during an active holiday in the tropics. Phaeochromocytoma was diagnosed. After resection the complaints resolved. A slumbering phaeochromocytoma may become manifest due to increased vasodilation and exertion during a temporary stay in the tropics.
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Kennemer Gasthuis. locatic Deo, Haarlem, Afd. Interne Genceskunde.
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Boerma
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Keuning
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van Nieuwenhuizen
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D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001016:Aortic Bodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013575:Syncope / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014664:Vasodilation
Feochromocytoom als oorzaak van collaps en hypertensie tijdens een tropenreis.