Adrenal cortex hyperaldosteronism

Primary aldosteronism implies that the physiologic abnormality is within the adrenal cortex. The most common causes include a solitary adrenal adenoma (60%) or idiopathic adrenocortical hyperplasia (35% bilateral and 5% unilateral). Other rare causes include adrenal cortex carcinoma, primary adrenocortical hyperplasia, renin-responsive adrenocortical adenoma, and genetic mutations, such as in glucocorticoid-suppressible hyperaldosteronism. " " ... 

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