Childhood pheochromocytoma crisis complicated with brain stem infarction: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Pheochromocytoma crises are very rarely seen in children. In this report, we present a case of the death related to occult pheochromocytoma crisis combined cerebral infarction.

Patient concerns

A 5-year-old boy has a 1-month history of polydipsia, polyuria, sweating, and weight loss of 2.5 kg. He was admitted to our hospital because of 1 week of anorexia, 2 days of vomiting, and 12 hours of convulsions and confusion. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and cervical spinal cord showed abnormal signals in the left parie-occipital lobe, medulla oblongata till C7 cervical vertebrae.

Diagnoses

Based on patient's complaints and clinical appearance, provisional diagnosis of pheochromocytoma crisis complicated brainstem infarction was considered.

Intervention

SUBMITTER: Xie F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9794225 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature