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Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma is a tumor arising from chromaffin cells of the medulla of adrenal gland and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines: epinephrine and norepinephrine. It can also arise from sympathetic ganglia when it is referred to as catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas or extra-adrenal phe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178537 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15218 |
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description | Pheochromocytoma is a tumor arising from chromaffin cells of the medulla of adrenal gland and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines: epinephrine and norepinephrine. It can also arise from sympathetic ganglia when it is referred to as catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas or extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. Pheochromocytoma has been referred to as “the masquerader” for its numerous atypical presentations, which makes its diagnosis medically challenging. Here, we present a case of a 66-year-old female, presenting with high-grade fever for two weeks associated with generalized body aches. She had an extensive infectious, rheumatological and hematological workup. Ultimately, she was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. After adrenalectomy, her fever and body ache resolved. |
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spelling | pubmed-82216472021-06-25 Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma Rai, Harpreet K Reddy, Kalpana Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Pheochromocytoma is a tumor arising from chromaffin cells of the medulla of adrenal gland and secretes excessive amounts of catecholamines: epinephrine and norepinephrine. It can also arise from sympathetic ganglia when it is referred to as catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas or extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. Pheochromocytoma has been referred to as “the masquerader” for its numerous atypical presentations, which makes its diagnosis medically challenging. Here, we present a case of a 66-year-old female, presenting with high-grade fever for two weeks associated with generalized body aches. She had an extensive infectious, rheumatological and hematological workup. Ultimately, she was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. After adrenalectomy, her fever and body ache resolved. Cureus 2021-05-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8221647/ /pubmed/34178537 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15218 Text en Copyright © 2021, Rai et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Rai, Harpreet K Reddy, Kalpana Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma |
title | Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma |
title_full | Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma |
title_fullStr | Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma |
title_short | Extensive Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Workup to Unmask Pheochromocytoma |
title_sort | extensive fever of unknown origin (fuo) workup to unmask pheochromocytoma |
topic | Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8221647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34178537 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15218 |
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