Adrenal hypersecretion.
Hypersecretion from the adrenal glands is associated with hypertension. Causes include Conn syndrome, Cushing syndrome and phaechromocytoma. This article discusses their clinical features, diagnosis and treatment as well as the management of incidentally identified adrenal tumours (incidentaloma).
Wijesiriwardene
Bandula
B
Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Sri Lanka. bandulawije@lycos.com
De Silva
Deepthi C
DC
D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006929:Hyperaldosteronism / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000503:physiopathology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000503:physiopathology