Abstract

Ryme Khalloq*, Soukaina Kadiri, Hind Filali, Hicham Bouzelmat, Aatif Benyass
Rime Lemouaden and Jamal Fatihi

ABSTRACT

Pheochromocytoma is a rare and misleading cause of secondary hypertension (HT), with an often varied clinical presentation. It can manifest or be complicated by cardiovascular symptoms independent of hypertension, such as rhythm disorders that can be life-threatening, must be quickly linked to their cause to allow the establishment of appropriate treatment. These cardiac manifestations seem to be the consequence of a "toxic" effect induced by the elevation of catecholamine levels. We report the case of a 15-year-old child in whom a pheochromocytoma was revealed by a junctional tachycardia. The urinary dosage of free catecholamines revealed a very high level of noradrenaline, associated with the demonstration of a right adrenal mass on abdominal CT scan.