ea0081ep106 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2022
Roca Queralt Asla
, Simo Helena Sarda
, Puertas Enrique Lerma
, Hanzu Felicia Alexandra
, Urgell Rull Eulalia
, Perez Garcia Jose Ignacio
, Youdale Susan Webb
, Maso Ana Aulinas
11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) is an aldosterone precursor synthesized from progesterone and converted to corticosterone in the adrenal cortex. DOC overproduction due to an adrenal lesion is a very rare cause of mineralocorticoid-induced hypertension. The objective of this study is to provide the most relevant clinical features that clinicians dealing with patients presenting with the hallmarks of hypertension due to DOC-producing adrenal lesions should be aware of. We report a ...