The paradox of hypotension and pheochromocytoma: a case report

European Journal of Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
Dimitri De WildeMarc Diltoer

Abstract

Pheochromocytomas produce, store and secrete catecholamines. Diagnosis is often suspected in young patients with severe hypertension. We present the case of a 47-year-old woman without a previous history of hypertension, whose initial presentation was cardiovascular shock. Despite early diagnosis of the disease, the fulminant evolution of the pheochromocytoma crisis was fatal a few hours after admission. Only a few therapeutic options remain when haemodynamic collapse is catecholamine induced.

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