Conn syndrome and Crohn disease in a pediatric case: an interesting parallel.

Abstract

Conn syndrome is characterized by surreptitious secretion of aldosterone in which patients are found to have hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis. Although rare, the most common presentation in the pediatric population is bilateral hyperplasia of the adrenal glands as opposed to an adenoma. Crohn disease is part of the spectrum of inflammatory bowel disease, which manifests in children as flare-ups of bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. The association of concurrent Conn syndrome and Crohn disease has been previously presented in two cases in adults. This is the first pediatric case to be reported in the literature.

• Authors: Manuel A Rodriguez, Fuad Alkhoury, Leopoldo Malvezzi, Alejandro Diaz
• Journal: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab) Vol. 26 Issue 1-2 Pg. 155-9 ( 2013) ISSN: 0334-018X [Print] Germany
• PMID: 23457317 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Crohn Disease (complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Hyperaldosteronism (complications, diagnostic imaging)
• Kidney (diagnostic imaging)
• Male
• Pediatrics
• Radiography, Abdominal
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Ultrasonography