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A case of atypical reninoma with mild hypertension and normal plasma renin activity but elevated plasma renin concentration.

Baoping WangLi DingShuanghua XuYuxin FanJiabo WangXin ZhaoDiansheng FuBo BianKunlong TangChunsheng NiZuoliang DongQing HeMing Liu
Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2022)
Reninoma can present as mild hypertension without hyperaldosteronism and hypokalaemia. The clinical features of reninoma may depend on the degree of activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). PRC should be incorporated in the differential diagnosis of secondary hypertension.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • angiotensin converting enzyme
  • angiotensin ii
  • arterial hypertension