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An aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) was associated with chronic renal failure. Following treatment with Trilostane (a 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor), furosemide and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a left adrenal adenoma was successfully removed. This patient, still being treated with CAPD, is a unique example of primary aldosteronism without showing suppressed plasma renin activity.
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Nakada, T., Kimura, M. Primary aldosteronism associated with chronic renal failure. International Urology and Nephrology 16, 165–173 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02082781
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