Phéochromocytomes silencieux à propos de 2 cas

Doubi, S.; Aziouaz, F.; Agerd, L.; Ajdi, F.

doi:10.1016/j.ando.2014.07.674

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“…Indeed, few cases of pheochromocytoma have been reported on the African continent since the 1990s. Three cases were reported in Kinshasa between 1973 and 1983 [2], one case in Lomé in 1990 [7] one case in Rabat in 2005 [8]; three cases in Ouagadougou between January 2008 and December 2013 [3], one case in Bamako in 2014 [9], two cases in Rabat in 2014 [10], and one case in Oudja (Morocco) in 2018 [4]. But these frequencies would certainly be underestimated since not only is the clinical symptomatology suggestive of the tumor not always complete, but also additional examinations confirming the diagnosis are not always available in certain settings.…”

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“…Our patient was 22 years old. Indeed, pheochromocytoma is mainly the prerogative of adolescents and young adults [1,3,4,9,10]. However, it can also be seen in young children, especially in its familial form [7].…”

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“…However, it can also be seen in young children, especially in its familial form [7]. Sex is reported differently depending on the work [3,4,[7][8][9][10]. This tumor is not linked to sex.…”

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Pheochromocytoma Discovered Incidentally at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé (Togo)

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Dzidzonu,

Toyi

et al. 2024

IJCOCR

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Introduction: The diagnosis of pheocytochroma is often late compared to the appearance of symptoms, sources of morbidity and even mortality. However, pheochromocytoma can be discovered incidentally during a pathology unrelated to the tumor. Case report: We report a case revealed by acute viral hepatitis B. It's a young subject hospitalized in the internal medicine department of the Sylvanus OlympioTeaching Hospital in Lome. This is a 22-year-old patient, professional driver with no known pathological history, admitted for headache, muscle aches and asthenia associated with abdominal pain and postprandial vomiting in a febrile context. In admission, clinical examination revealed high blood pressure (BP=190/140mmHg), a deterioration in general condition, jaundice and painful hepatomegaly. The biological assessment revealed a cholestatic cytolysis syndrome (AST: 48.24N, ALT: 42.23N, PAL: 1.06N, Gamma GT: 3.84N, total bilirubin: 31.4N, direct bilirubin: 89, 6N). The serological assessment revealed acute viral hepatitis B (HbsAg positive and anti-Hbc antibodies type IgM positive, HIV and hepatitis C serologies negative). An abdominal ultrasound noted homogeneous hepatomegaly without dilatation of the portal trunk or bile ducts. Faced with this hypertension in a 22-year-old, secondary hypertension was considered and abdominal CT revealed a pheochromocytoma. Conclusion: Pheochromocytoma is not uncommon in our circles. It should always be considered in the present of high blood pressing in young subject.

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