Ng Daniel Z, Than Yu Kyi Pyar, Rajkanna Jeyanthy
Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Peterborough City Hospital, Peterborough, GBR.
Cureus. 2023 Jan 12;15(1):e33675. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33675. eCollection 2023 Jan.
Pheochromocytoma most commonly presents with the triad of paroxysms of headache, palpitations, and diaphoresis. Pheochromocytoma crisis, caused by a supra-physiological surge of catecholamine release, is an endocrine emergency that can present with various clinical manifestations. Acute pulmonary edema is one of the manifestations of pheochromocytoma crisis and can be either cardiogenic or non-cardiogenic. Here, we report cases of acute pulmonary edema of each type, related to pheochromocytoma crisis, which were presented to our district general hospital in 2020.
嗜铬细胞瘤最常见的表现是头痛、心悸和多汗三联征。由儿茶酚胺释放超生理激增引起的嗜铬细胞瘤危象是一种内分泌急症,可表现出各种临床表现。急性肺水肿是嗜铬细胞瘤危象的表现之一,可为心源性或非心源性。在此,我们报告了2020年在我们地区综合医院就诊的与嗜铬细胞瘤危象相关的每种类型急性肺水肿病例。