title: Pheochromocytoma: a rare cause of childhood hypertensive encephalopathy.
abstract: Pheochromocytomas are rare neuroendocrine tumours of chromaffin tissues. They are catecholamine secreting tumours which cause severe hypertension and other systemic disturbances. Of all the causes of childhood hypertension, pheochromocytoma constitutes less than 1%. We report the case of a 12 years old child who presented with hypertensive encephalopathy, confirmed histologically to be secondary to pheochromocytoma, and cured with meticulous critical care and surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Critical Care Unit, The Children's Hospital and ICH, Lahore. sommayya_aftab@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sommayya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aftab
authors.forename: Tayyba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasmeen
authors.forename: M Haroon
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarwar
authors.forename: Hafeez
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sipra
authors.forename: Abid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Afzal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Najam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: Ghazala
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hanif
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D020343:Hypertensive Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents