Severe Hypokalaemia, Hypertension, and Intestinal Perforation in Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome

Autor:	Tezcan Kaya, Cengiz Karacaer, Seyyid Bilal Açikgöz, Yusuf Aydemir, Ali Tamer
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	cushing’s syndrome hypercortisolism lung carcinoma Medicine
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp OD09-OD11 (2016)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2249-782X 0973-709X
DOI:	10.7860/JCDR/2016/17198.7127
Popis:	Ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome is a rare cause of the Cushing’s syndrome. The occurrence of the ectopic ACTH syndrome presenting with severe hypokalaemia, metabolic alkalosis, and hypertension has been highlighted in case reports. However, presentation with lower gastrointestinal perforation is not known. We report the case of a 70-year-old male patient with severe hypokalaemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypertension, and colonic perforation as manifestations of an ACTH-secreting small cell lung carcinoma. Ectopic ACTH syndrome should be kept in mind as a cause of hypokalaemia, hypertension, and intestinal perforation in patients with lung carcinoma.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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