Primary aldosteronism without hypertension:A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

We describe the case of a patient who presented with hyperaldosteronism without arterial hypertension. She had been referred for consultation for persistent severe hypokalaemia despite oral KCl supplementation. The absence of hypertension had been proven by repeated clinical measurements and by ABPM. Hyperaldosteronism had been demonstrated by hormonal assays and catheterization of the adrenal veins. Abdominal CT revealed a left adrenal adenoma. Finally, the anatomopathological examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the adenoma. After the intervention, serum potassium normalized. The clinical case is completed by a review of the literature of hyperaldosteronisms without arterial hypertension.