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What Causes Pheochromocytomas?
Question: I have the distinct symptoms of Pheochromocytoma: severe high (240/160) and low (48/32) blood pressure surges/falls, etc. Can you please list names of other possible diseases/conditions that have similar symptoms?
Brief Answer:
Paragangliomas
Detailed Answer:
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are catecholamine secreting tumors that typically produce the type of symptoms you are reporting.
Paragangliomas are similar to pheochromocytomas except that they are found outside the adrenal gland in various places such as inside the belly or neck area.
Further there are neurological conditions such as dysautonomia (also called autonomic dysfunction) which is a disturbance of the autonomic nervous system which can also have swings in blood pressure from high to low
Paragangliomas
Detailed Answer:
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are catecholamine secreting tumors that typically produce the type of symptoms you are reporting.
Paragangliomas are similar to pheochromocytomas except that they are found outside the adrenal gland in various places such as inside the belly or neck area.
Further there are neurological conditions such as dysautonomia (also called autonomic dysfunction) which is a disturbance of the autonomic nervous system which can also have swings in blood pressure from high to low
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you for your reply. Can you please specifically list diseases/conditions within dysautonomia that share symptoms of pheochromocytoma? What else can cause extreme high blood pressure surges (250/160) and blood pressure falls (48/35)? Thank you.
Brief Answer:
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
There are several neurological conditions broadly classified under Dysautonomia, which can potentially cause these blood pressure swings.
I would suggest seeing a Neurologist who will examine you systematically and arrive at the right diagnosis
Follow up
Detailed Answer:
There are several neurological conditions broadly classified under Dysautonomia, which can potentially cause these blood pressure swings.
I would suggest seeing a Neurologist who will examine you systematically and arrive at the right diagnosis
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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