TY - JOUR
T1 - Pheochromocytoma crisis caused by Campylobacter fetus
AU - Abe, Ichiro
AU - Nomura, Masatoshi
AU - Watanabe, Makiko
AU - Shimada, Shingo
AU - Kohno, Michiko
AU - Matsuda, Yayoi
AU - Adachi, Masahiro
AU - Kawate, Hisaya
AU - Ohnaka, Keizo
AU - Takayanagi, Ryoichi
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Pheochromocytoma crisis is a life-threatening endocrine emergency associated with symptoms of excess release of catecholamines. It might present spontaneously or be unmasked by triggers including trauma, surgery and certain medications that provoke catecholamine release by tumors. Here we report a case of pheochromocytoma crisis associated with abscess formation in the tumor and bacteremia of Campylobacter fetus, which was successfully treated with antibiotics and a surgical resection. This case appears to be the first reported case in the literature of abscess formation by C.fetus in pheochromocytoma, leading to catecholamine crisis.
AB - Pheochromocytoma crisis is a life-threatening endocrine emergency associated with symptoms of excess release of catecholamines. It might present spontaneously or be unmasked by triggers including trauma, surgery and certain medications that provoke catecholamine release by tumors. Here we report a case of pheochromocytoma crisis associated with abscess formation in the tumor and bacteremia of Campylobacter fetus, which was successfully treated with antibiotics and a surgical resection. This case appears to be the first reported case in the literature of abscess formation by C.fetus in pheochromocytoma, leading to catecholamine crisis.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02950.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2011.02950.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22221008
AN - SCOPUS:84860241446
VL - 19
SP - 465
EP - 467
JO - International Journal of Urology
JF - International Journal of Urology
SN - 0919-8172
IS - 5
ER -