Association between Crohn's disease and Conn's syndrome. A report of two cases.
Panminerva Med
; 47(1): 61-4, 2005 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15985978
ABSTRACT
The natural history of Crohn's disease (CD) is characterised by periods of remission followed by phases of flares. Persistent or intractable diarrhoea may be associated with ileal disease or arise following ileal resection, resulting in potassium depletion. Medical therapy with steroids presents troublesome side-effects (e.g. hypertension). Conn's syndrome, caused by unilateral aldosterone-producing adenoma, is characterised by clinical features including hypokalaemia and hypertension. Thus, CD and Conn's syndrome may have an overlap of manifestations, and up to now, the simultaneous occurrence of these conditions has not been described. We report here 2 cases of association between CD and Conn's syndrome.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença de Crohn
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Hiperaldosteronismo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Panminerva Med
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália