title: An unusual case of an aldosterone-producing adrenocortical adenoma presenting with rhabdomyolysis.
abstract: Rhabdomyolysis is a rare presentation of hypokalemia, although muscle weakness is a well known manifestation of marked hypokalemia. Here, we report a case of primary hyperaldosteronism due to unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma in a 14 year-old girl who developed rhabdomyolysis following hypokalemia. To our knowledge, this is the first case of adrenocortical adenoma presenting with rhabdomyolysis in a child.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. gulaykg@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gülay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karagüzel
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bahat
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imamoğlu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmetoğlu
authors.forename: Kadriye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Ayşenur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okten
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D018246:Adrenocortical Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists; D013148:Spironolactone; D000450:Aldosterone