Severe orthostatic hypotension associated with carcinoma of the bronchus.
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A patient is described who had severe orthostatic hypotension. An account is given of his treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor and tyramine. At post-mortem, 8 months after the illness began, a small oat cell carcinoma of the bronchus was found. It is suggested that the orthostatic hypotension was a nonmetastatic manifestation of the underlying carcinoma.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 55 644 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979