Severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis and hypertension in a 54 year old male with ectopic ACTH syndrome: a case report

Ectopic ACTH syndrome is a rare cause of Cushing’s syndrome accounting for about 15% of all cases. Small cell lung cancer and bronchial carcinoids account for about half of the cases. Malignant neoplasm has rapid and more aggressive metabolic effects. We report a 54-year-old male patient with phenot...

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Autores principales: Martínez-Valles, Miguel Angel, Palafox-Cazarez, Asael, Paredes-Avina, Jose Antonio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cases Network Ltd 2009
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829770
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6174

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19829770
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1757-1626-2-6174

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