Malignant Catatonia Mimicking Pheochromocytoma

Autor:	Sophia Wong, Barbara Hughes, Morris Pudek, Dailin Li
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Endocrinology, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2090-6501 2090-651X
DOI:	10.1155/2013/815821
Popis:	Malignant catatonia is an unusual and highly fatal neuropsychiatric condition which can present with clinical and biochemical manifestations similar to those of pheochromocytoma. Differentiating between the two diseases is essential as management options greatly diverge. We describe a case of malignant catatonia in a 20-year-old male who presented with concurrent psychotic symptoms and autonomic instability, with markedly increased 24-hour urinary levels of norepinephrine at 1752 nmol/day (normal, 89–470 nmol/day), epinephrine at 1045 nmol/day (normal,
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