Conn's syndrome: a diagnostic dilemma. Case report

Conn's syndrome or primary hyperaldosteronism is characterized by hypertension, hypokalemia and increased ratio of plasma aldosterone concentration (ng/dl) to plasma renin activity (ng/ml per hour). Primary aldosteronism occurs most commonly due to aldosterone producing adenoma (Conn's syndrome) or bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. The clinical manisfestation may be varied. We report an atypical neurological presentation of primary aldosteronism due to an aldosterone-producing adenoma. Keywords: Conn's syndrome | primary aldosteronism | aldosterone-producing adenoma
Introduction Primary aldosteronism is characterized by hypertension, hypokalemia, suppressed renin activity and increased aldosterone excretion and was first described by J. W. Conn in 1955 (1). Primary aldosteronism used to [...]