title: Composite adrenal phaeochromocytoma-ganglioneuroma causing watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia and achlorhydria syndrome.
abstract: The watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia and achlorhydria syndrome is a rare cause of secretory diarrhoea. In this case report, we highlight a young female with watery diarrhoea, hypokalaemia and achlorhydria syndrome as a consequence of a vasoactive intestinal peptide producing composite adrenal phaeochromocytoma-ganglioneuroma. She made a complete recovery after curative surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Deepu J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Gill A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Watermeyer
authors.forename: Dion
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: Ian L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Barbara U
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.forename: Matshiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Setshedi
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Locketz
authors.forename: Cornelli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dittrich
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Jake E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Krige
mesh_terms: D000126:Achlorhydria / Q000209:etiology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide