Wu J J, Luo S F, Ho H H
Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
J Rheumatol. 1992 Jun;19(6):982-4.
A 40-year-old Chinese woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) developed labile blood pressure 3 years after her onset of high blood pressure. Pheochromocytoma was subsequently found and removed. Postoperatively her hypertension improved without change in her SLE activity. Our case demonstrates pheochromocytoma can be a cause of hypertension in SLE.