Hypertension and hypokalemia from aldosterone excess.
- Specialty
- Endocrinology
- Subspecialty
- Endocrinology / Adrenal disorders
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- ATP1A1, ATP2B3, CACNA1D, CACNA1H, CLCN2, CTNNB1, CYP11B1, CYP11B2, KCNJ5
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Primary aldosteronism
Etiology & mechanism
Aldosterone-producing adenoma or bilateral hyperplasia.
Gene(s) involved (9)
Symptoms & signs (8)
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Shares symptoms with
8 shared
Primary aldosteronism
headache, hypertension, hypokalemia, muscle weakness, palpitations, paresthesias, polydipsia, polyuria
4 shared
Bartter syndrome
hypokalemia, muscle weakness, polydipsia, polyuria
3 shared
Gitelman syndrome
hypokalemia, muscle weakness, palpitations
2 shared
Ask–Upmark kidney syndrome
headache, hypertension
2 shared
EAST syndrome
hypokalemia, muscle weakness
2 shared
Ectopic ACTH syndrome
hypertension, hypokalemia
2 shared
Ectopic Cushing syndrome
hypertension, hypokalemia
2 shared
Fanconi syndrome
polydipsia, polyuria
2 shared
Gordon syndrome
hypertension, muscle weakness
2 shared
HELLP syndrome
headache, hypertension
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