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Panic Attacks in HYPERALDOSTERONISM.

Tiffany Y Lin^1,2, Rebecca M Hedrick^1,2, Waguih William Ishak^1,2

¹Drs. Lin and IsHak are with the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California-Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California.

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Primary hyperaldosteronism, a rare cause of panic attacks, was successfully treated by adrenal adenoma resection in one patient. This suggests hyperaldosteronism should be considered in panic attack evaluations.

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Primary hyperaldosteronism adrenal adenoma panic attack panic disorder

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Endocrinology
Psychiatry
Cardiovascular Medicine

Background:

Panic attacks and panic disorders are prevalent mental health conditions.
Primary hyperaldosteronism is a rare endocrine disorder, typically presenting with hypertension and hypokalemia.
The association between primary hyperaldosteronism and panic attacks is seldom reported in medical literature.

Observation:

A case study details a patient experiencing new-onset hyperaldosteronism due to an adrenal adenoma.
This patient presented with recurrent panic attacks as a primary symptom.
The adrenal adenoma was surgically removed, resolving both hyperaldosteronism and panic attacks.

Findings:

Surgical resection of the adrenal adenoma led to a complete cure of primary hyperaldosteronism.
The patient's recurrent panic attacks resolved definitively following the adenoma removal.
This case highlights a potential, though rarely documented, link between primary hyperaldosteronism and panic attacks.

Implications:

Clinicians should consider primary hyperaldosteronism in the differential diagnosis for patients with unexplained panic attacks.
Further research is warranted to explore the underlying mechanisms connecting primary hyperaldosteronism and panic attacks.
This finding may encourage broader screening for endocrine causes of psychiatric symptoms.