Non-glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism in an infant with low-renin hypertension.

Abstract

A 6-week-old male with severe hypertension is presented. He was found to have hyperaldosteronism and a negative long polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism. His mother and maternal grandfather also had severe hypertension. A case is made for the possible diagnosis of familial hyperaldosteronism type II at a very early age.

• Authors: Maricarmen Malagon-Rogers
• Journal: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (Pediatr Nephrol) Vol. 19 Issue 2 Pg. 235-6 (Feb 2004) ISSN: 0931-041X [Print] Germany
• PMID: 14648333 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Glucocorticoids
• Renin

Topics

• Drug Resistance (genetics)
• Glucocorticoids (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Hyperaldosteronism (drug therapy, etiology, genetics)
• Hypertension (blood, complications)
• Infant
• Male
• Renin (blood)