[Pheochromocytoma mimicking acute myocarditis].
Pheochromocytoma, a relatively rare (0.1-0.8% of hypertensives), catecholamine-secreting tumor, is almost always lethal unless recognised and appropriately treated. Histological changes in myocardium can be often found in patients with hypertension crisis due to pheochromocytoma, however, only a few patients with clinical manifestations of acute myocarditis were described. We report a 18-year-old man hospitalised with symptoms of acute myocarditis. Precise clinical assessment allowed to diagnose pheochromocytoma.
Curyło
Adam
A
I Klinika Kardiologii IK CM UJ, Kraków, Poland.
Jankowski
Piotr
P
Kawecka-Jaszcz
Kalina
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy