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Rare surgically correctable form of primary aldosteronism

MedGen UID:
1842289
Concept ID:
C5680925
Disease or Syndrome
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
Concept ID:
CN307044
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
 
Orphanet: ORPHA231637

Definition

Surgically correctable forms of primary aldosteronism (also known as primary hyperaldosteronism; see this term) are characterized by unilateral aldosterone hypersecretion and renin suppression, associated with varying degrees of hypertension and hypokalemia. [from ORDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRare surgically correctable form of primary aldosteronism

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Young WF
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2007 May;66(5):607-18. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02775.x. PMID: 17492946

Therapy

Young WF
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2007 May;66(5):607-18. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02775.x. PMID: 17492946

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