ESPE Abstracts

Background: Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a rare form of secondary hypertension. In adults PA is often caused by unilateral adrenal adenoma which can be cured by unilateral adrenalectomy. However, in young patients hereditary causes of PA have to be considered with bilaterally affected adrenal glands.Objective and hypotheses: We report on an adolescent with PA due to a recently described KCNJ5 mutation and want to point out the importance of performing m...