Endocrine Abstracts

Background: It is well recognised that the most frequent cause of mineralocorticoid induced hypertension is primary hyperaldosteronism. Excess 11-deoxycorticosterone (11-DOC), which is a precursor molecule for the production of aldosterone, may in rare cases be the cause of the mineralocorticoid induced hypertension in patients with normal or low aldosterone levels.Case: We describe a 70 year old female patient with a background of treated breast cancer ...