Excessive Muscle Paralysis Due to Pulmonary Carcinoid —A Case Report
We present the case of a 58-year-old woman with a renin secreting typical bronchopulmonary carcinoid. This patient showed hypotension, constipation and fatigue due to extensive hypokaliemia (K =1.9 meq/L). Aldosterone (102.7 ng/100 mL) and renin (46 ng/mL) were excessively elevated at that time, but...
Main Authors: | Tryfon, Stavros, Parisis, Valantis, Ioannis, Kakoulidis, Saroglou, Maria, Leonidas, Sakkas, Despina, Dimopoulou, Asterios, Karagyannis, Alexandros, Garyfallos |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Libertas Academica
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342021/ |
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