The Sensation of Burning on Face and Perineum with the intravenous Infection of Dexamethasone.
10.4097/kjae.1995.28.6.875
- Author:
Seong Ho CHANG
1
;
Hye Won LEE
;
Hae Ja LIM
;
Nan Sook KIM
;
Duck Sun ANN
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- MeSH:
Adenoma;
Adrenal Glands;
Adrenalectomy;
Adult;
Aldosterone;
Anesthesia, General;
Burns*;
Dexamethasone*;
Humans;
Hyperaldosteronism;
Hyperplasia;
Hypertension;
Hypokalemia;
Male;
Perineum*;
Perioperative Period;
Sensation*
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1995;28(6):875-875
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary aldosteronism is a clinical syndrome referring to increased and inappropriate production of aldosterone from adrenal gland due to a solitery adenoma, bilateral hyperplasia or an adrenal carcinoma and this syndrome is characterized by hypertension, hyporeninemia, and hypokalemia and its manifestations. Under the general anesthesia, operation was performed on a 34-year-old male, who was diagnosed as primary aldosteronism caused by aldosterone producing adenoma and we have experienced the anesthetic management of unilateral adrenalectomy during perioperative periods.
