Unexpected outcome (positive or negative) including adverse drug reactions CASE REPORT Primary hyperaldosteronism: a case of unilateral adrenal hyperplasia with contralateral incidentaloma Sujit Vakkalanka,1 Andrew Zhao,1 Mohammed Samannodi2 1University at Buffalo, Buffalo, SUMMARY palpitations or any difficulty breathing in the past. New York, USA Primary hyperaldosteronism is one of the most common She was being managed in an outpatient setting for 2Department of Medicine, Buffalo, New York, USA causes of secondary hypertension but clear hypokalaemia and hypertension since 2009. She differentiation between its various subtypes can be a has been taking three antihypertensives (amlodi- Correspondence to clinical challenge. We report the case of a 37-year-old pine, benazepril and labetalol) and supplemental Dr Mohammed Samannodi, African-American woman with refractory hypertension potassium (2 tablets of 10 mEq three times a day)
[email protected] who was admitted to our hospital for palpitations, but was very recently switched to hydralazine, ver- Accepted 28 June 2016 shortness of breath and headache. Her laboratory results apamil and doxazosin mesylate, and two potassium showed hypokalaemia and an elevated aldosterone/renin tablets of 20 mEq three times a day. ratio. An abdominal CT scan showed a nodule in the left On physical examination, her heart rate was adrenal gland but adrenal venous sampling showed 110 bpm while the blood pressure was 170/ elevated aldosterone/renin ratio from the right adrenal 110 mm Hg. Cardiac, abdominal, neurological and vein. The patient began a new medical regimen but musculoskeletal examinations were unimpressive declined any surgical options. We recommend with no signs of clubbing or oedema.