ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Secondary endocrine hypertension accounts for 5-12% of hypertension's causes. In selected patients (type 2 diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea syndrome with resistant hypertension, sudden deterioration in hypertension control), prevalence could be higher. OBJECTIVES To present etiology of endocrine secondary hypertension in a series of patients younger than 40 years at hyper...

▼ Familial forms of primary aldosteronism have been suggested to account for up to 6 % of cases in referral centers. For many years, the genetics of familial hyperaldosteronism remained unknown, with the notable exception of glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism, due to unequal crossing over and formation of a chimeric 11β-hydroxylase/ aldosterone synthase gene. Over the past 5 years, mutatio...

A patient with a pituitary adenoma secreting follicle-stimulating hormone with co-existent primary hyperaldosteronism is described. After his second transsphenoidal surgery, the patient developed a Staphylococcus aureus pituitary abscess. Symptoms improved after abscess drainage. Subsequent cabergoline therapy arrested the deterioration of symptoms. and decreased serum follicle-stimulating horm...

▼ Familial forms of primary aldosteronism have been suggested to account for up to 6 % of cases in referral centers. For many years, the genetics of familial hyperaldosteronism remained unknown, with the notable exception of glucocorticoid-remediable aldosteronism, due to unequal crossing over and formation of a chimeric 11β-hydroxylase/ aldosterone synthase gene. Over the past 5 years, mutatio...