Acquired long QT interval complicated with Torsades de Pointes as presentation of a pheochromocytoma in a paediatric patient: a case report.
Torsades de Pointes is an extremely rare arrhythmia in children associated to LQT syndrome. Pheochromocytomas are also extremely rare tumours in the paediatric age. We present a case of a young patient with an acquired long QT syndrome complicating with Torsades de Pointes as first clinical manifestation of a pheochromocytoma.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care,Cliniques Universitaires St Luc,Brussels,Belgium.
Gonzalez M
GM
Cecilia
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care,Cliniques Universitaires St Luc,Brussels,Belgium.
Derycke
D
Emilien
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Intensive Care,Cliniques Universitaires St Luc,Brussels,Belgium.
Houtekie
H
Laurent
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000150:complications; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
pheochromocytoma