Cefalea e hipertensión como forma de presentación de un feocromocitoma y simulando un síndrome post-COVID-19 / Headache and hypertension as a form of presentation of pheochromocytoma and simulating a post-COVID-19 syndrome

El síndrome post-COVID-19 es un conjunto de síntomas y signos que persisten durante más de 12 semanas después de una infección por COVID-19 y actualmente carece de una definición clínica estandarizada. Únicamente se ha informado un caso en el que un feocromocitoma se confundió con un síndrome post-COVID-19. La sintomatología de este síndrome es variable y abarca desde la cefalea y la fatiga hasta la disnea persistente y las alteraciones neurocognitivas. Además, el SARS-CoV-2 puede afectar al sistema nervioso autónomo, contribuyendo a síntomas que se asemejan a los del feocromocitoma. Se recalca la importancia y la necesidad de discernir entre síntomas relacionados con la COVID-19 y otras afecciones, ya que la especificidad de las manifestaciones clínicas del síndrome post-COVID-19 es muy baja y puede ser confundido con otras enfermedades vitales. Se presenta un caso en el que un feocromocitoma fue confundido con un síndrome post-COVID-19 en una paciente sin antecedentes médicos.(AU)

Post-COVID-19 syndrome is a set of symptoms and signs that persist for more than 12 weeks after COVID-19 infection and currently lacks a standardised clinical definition. Only one case has been reported in which a pheochromocytoma was mistaken for post-COVID-19 syndrome. The symptomatology of this syndrome is variable and ranges from headache and fatigue to persistent dyspnoea and neurocognitive disturbances. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 can affect the autonomic nervous system, contributing to symptoms resembling those of pheochromocytoma. The importance and need to discern between COVID-19-related symptoms and other conditions is emphasised, as the specificity of the clinical manifestations of post-COVID-19 syndrome is very low and can be confused with other vital pathologies. A case is presented in which a pheochromocytoma was mistaken for post-COVID-19 syndrome in a patient with no medical history.(AU)

[Headache and hypertension as a form of presentation of pheochromocytoma and simulating a post-COVID-19 syndrome]. / Cefalea e hipertensión como forma de presentación de un feocromocitoma y simulando un síndrome post-COVID-19.

Post-COVID-19 syndrome is a set of symptoms and signs that persist for more than 12 weeks after COVID-19 infection and currently lacks a standardised clinical definition. Only one case has been reported in which a pheochromocytoma was mistaken for post-COVID-19 syndrome. The symptomatology of this syndrome is variable and ranges from headache and fatigue to persistent dyspnoea and neurocognitive disturbances. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 can affect the autonomic nervous system, contributing to symptoms resembling those of pheochromocytoma. The importance and need to discern between COVID-19-related symptoms and other conditions is emphasised, as the specificity of the clinical manifestations of post-COVID-19 syndrome is very low and can be confused with other vital pathologies. A case is presented in which a pheochromocytoma was mistaken for post-COVID-19 syndrome in a patient with no medical history.