Pheochromocytoma crisis caused by Campylobacter fetus.
Pheochromocytoma crisis is a life-threatening endocrine emergency associated with symptoms of excess release of catecholamines. It might present spontaneously or be unmasked by triggers including trauma, surgery and certain medications that provoke catecholamine release by tumors. Here we report a case of pheochromocytoma crisis associated with abscess formation in the tumor and bacteremia of Campylobacter fetus, which was successfully treated with antibiotics and a surgical resection. This case appears to be the first reported case in the literature of abscess formation by C. fetus in pheochromocytoma, leading to catecholamine crisis.
Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ichiro
I
Abe
Masatoshi
M
Nomura
Makiko
M
Watanabe
Shingo
S
Shimada
Michiko
M
Kohno
Yayoi
Y
Matsuda
Masahiro
M
Adachi
Hisaya
H
Kawate
Keizo
K
Ohnaka
Ryoichi
R
Takayanagi
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002395:Catecholamines