A Case of Cushing's Syndrome Associatied with Hypertensive Encephalopathy. |
Choong Rae Kim1, In Soon Park1, Do Seung Lee1, Jae Sun Park1, Kee Ryo Chang2, Soon Yong Lee3 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Busan Gospel Hospital Busan, Korea. 2Department of Surgery, Busan Gospel Hospital Busan, Korea. 3Department of Pediatrics, In Je Medical College, Busan, Korea. |
高血壓性 腦症(Hypertensive Ehcephalopathy) 同伴된 Cushing 증후군 1例 |
김충래1, 박인순1, 이도승1, 박재선1, 張起呂2, 李純鎔3 |
1釜山 福音病院 小兒科 2釜山 福音病院 一般外科 3仁濟醫科大學 小兒科 |
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Abstract |
A 8-yrs-old boy was admitted because of convulsion and coma. The diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome(key word) associated with hypertensive encephalopathy(key word) due to right adrenocortical carcinoma(key word) was made by clinical features, biochemical studies, radiological studies and pathological examination. The tumor was successfully resected by right adrenalectomy. But 22 months later after operation, he died of dyspnea and heart failure. A brief review of literature was presented. |
Key Words:
Hypertension, Encephalopathy, Cushing syndrome, Carcinoma of adrenal gland |
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