Unravelling a mystery of hypokalemic hypertension- a rare case report of a reninoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reninoma is a rare cause of secondary hypertension, which can be cured with surgery if identified early before any target organ damage occurs. It leads to hypokalaemia and hypertension and typically responds well to treatment with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers. However, confirmation of the diagnosis and the localisation of this rare culprit lesion can be challenging.

Case presentation

We describe a case of young-onset hypertension in a 19-year-old girl due to a reninoma. She had resistant hypertension with marked hypokalaemia, which required exceedingly high doses of potassium supplements. Biochemical Investigations revealed secondary hyperaldosteronism. Thus, she underwent a renal angiogram to exclude a renovascular cause for her hypertension. Whi

SUBMITTER: Pathirana NSW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654271 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature