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Arterial hypertension of infrequent cause
Rosales-Castillo, A; Bustos-Merlo, A.
Affiliation
  • Rosales-Castillo, A; Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Servicio de Medicina Interna. Granada. Spain
  • Bustos-Merlo, A; Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves. Servicio de Medicina Interna. Granada. Spain
Hipertens. riesgo vasc ; 39(2): 92-94, abr.-jun. 2022. tab, ilus
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-203958
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: ES15.1 - BNCS
ABSTRACT
Arterial hypertension is generally classified as primary or essential (90%), and secondary (10%). Infrequent causes of the latter include Cushing's syndrome, classified as ACTH-dependent and independent. A small percentage of ACTH-independent cases are due to ectopic ACTH secretion, generally due to neoplasia, and can present as arterial hypertension and hyperglycaemia that are refractory to pharmacological measures, metabolic alkalosis and hypokalaemia that are difficult to control, but which help guide the initial diagnosis. We present two clinical cases with a diagnosis of ectopic ACTH secretion secondary to small cell lung carcinoma, in which one of the debut manifestations was unknown, difficult to control arterial hypertension.(AU)
RESUMEN
La hipertensión arterial generalmente se clasifica en primaria o esencial (90%) y secundaria (10%). Entre las causas infrecuentes de esta última se encuentra el síndrome de Cushing, el cual se clasifica en hormona adrenocorticotropa (ACTH) dependiente e independiente. Un pequeño porcentaje de los casos de ACTH independiente son debidos a la secreción ectópica de ACTH, generalmente por neoplasias, pudiendo tener como manifestaciones, hipertensión arterial e hiperglucemia refractarias a medidas farmacológicas, alcalosis metabólica e hipopotasemia de difícil control, que por otra parte, sirven como orientación diagnóstica inicial. Presentamos dos casos clínicos con diagnóstico de secreción ectópica de ACTH secundaria a carcinoma microcítico de pulmón, en los que una de las manifestaciones principales al debut fue una hipertensión arterial no conocida de difícil control.(AU)
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Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Cushing Syndrome Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Hipertens. riesgo vasc Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves/Spain

Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Cushing Syndrome Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Hipertens. riesgo vasc Year: 2022 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves/Spain
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