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Congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: A rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-secreting neoplasms, occurring in approximately 0.1–0.5% of the patients with hypertension. Typically, a pheochromocytoma presents with hypertension, a paroxysm of headaches, sweating, and palpitation. However, patients may also present with atypical clinical...

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Autor principal: Alfadhli, Eman M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taibah University 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7336017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32647521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.03.010
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description Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-secreting neoplasms, occurring in approximately 0.1–0.5% of the patients with hypertension. Typically, a pheochromocytoma presents with hypertension, a paroxysm of headaches, sweating, and palpitation. However, patients may also present with atypical clinical manifestations on rare occasions. This report presents a case involving a young woman who presented with two rare manifestations of pheochromocytomas: congestive heart failure and right upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Her cardiomyopathy was completely resolved by surgical and medical therapy, while DVT was resolved with anticoagulation. Pheochromocytoma should be considered in case of sudden and unexplained cardiac failure and/or DVT. Pheochromocytoma-induced cardiomyopathy can be reversed with medical and/or surgical therapy for pheochromocytomas.
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spelling pubmed-73360172020-07-08 Congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: A rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma Alfadhli, Eman M. J Taibah Univ Med Sci Case Report Pheochromocytomas are rare catecholamine-secreting neoplasms, occurring in approximately 0.1–0.5% of the patients with hypertension. Typically, a pheochromocytoma presents with hypertension, a paroxysm of headaches, sweating, and palpitation. However, patients may also present with atypical clinical manifestations on rare occasions. This report presents a case involving a young woman who presented with two rare manifestations of pheochromocytomas: congestive heart failure and right upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Her cardiomyopathy was completely resolved by surgical and medical therapy, while DVT was resolved with anticoagulation. Pheochromocytoma should be considered in case of sudden and unexplained cardiac failure and/or DVT. Pheochromocytoma-induced cardiomyopathy can be reversed with medical and/or surgical therapy for pheochromocytomas. Taibah University 2020-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7336017/ /pubmed/32647521 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.03.010 Text en © 2020 The Author http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title Congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: A rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma
title_full Congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: A rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma
title_fullStr Congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: A rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma
title_full_unstemmed Congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: A rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma
title_short Congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: A rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma
title_sort congestive heart failure and upper extremity deep vein thrombosis: a rare presentation of a pheochromocytoma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7336017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32647521
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.03.010
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