Pheochromocytoma crisis resulting in acute heart failure and cardioembolic stroke in a 37-year-old man
A previously healthy, 37-year-old man presented to his primary care physician with new-onset hypertension, cough, and dyspnea. He was initially diagnosed with asthma and was treated with inhalation corticosteroids. Despite treatment, his symptoms worsened over a 3-month period. Although previously athletic, he developed exercise intolerance, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. His symptoms prompted admission to a community hospital to rule out pulmonary embolism. Contrast computed tomography of the chest instead demonstrated a 5.3 × 4.8-cm left adrenal tumor ().
Source: Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Jenny K. Cohen, Robin M. Cisco, Anouk Scholten, Elliot Mitmaker, Quan-Yang Duh Tags: Images in Surgery Source Type: research
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