A condition in which excessive production of the hormone aldosterone causes fluid retention and high blood pressure.
Disorder of the cortex of the adrenal gland (most often due to a benign tumor, rarely to another cause) in which excess secretion of aldosterone leads to disturbances in salt-water balance and symptoms of weakness, convulsions, muscular cramps and twitching, abnormal skin sensations (e.g., burning, itching), and sometimes paralysis.
Primary hyperaldosteronism. Clinical findings include muscle weakness, polyuria, hypertension, hypokalemia, and alkalosis associated with an abnormally high rate of aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex.
Primary hyperaldosteronism, a condition arising from the excessive production of aldosterone by a benign tumor located in one of the adrenal glands, leads to disturbances in the body’s equilibrium of salt and water, ultimately giving rise to hypertension. Manifestations of this disorder encompass increased thirst, muscle weakness, and excessive urination.
Aldosteronism is a disorder characterized by the excessive secretion of the hormone aldosterone. This overproduction of aldosterone is typically caused by a noncancerous tumor in one of the adrenal glands.