Reninoma presenting as cardiac syncope

Reninoma, a renin-secreting tumor of the juxta-glomerular cells of the kidney, is a rare but surgically treatable cause of secondary hypertension in children. We report a case of reninoma presenting as cardiac syncope with long QTc on electrocardiogram due to hypokalemia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tak, Shahid I, Wani, Mohd Lateef, Khan, Khursheed A, Alai, Mohd Sultan, Shera, Altaf Hussain, Ahangar, Abdul G, Khan, Yasir Bashir, Nayeem-ul-Hassan, Irshad, Ifat
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3104540/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21677812
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.79630
Descripción
Sumario:Reninoma, a renin-secreting tumor of the juxta-glomerular cells of the kidney, is a rare but surgically treatable cause of secondary hypertension in children. We report a case of reninoma presenting as cardiac syncope with long QTc on electrocardiogram due to hypokalemia.

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