HYPERGLYCEMIA, LUMBAR PLEXOPATHY AND HYPOKALEMIC RHABDOMYOLYSIS COMPLICATING CONNS-SYNDROME

Background: Lumbosacral plexopathy is a complication of diabetes melli tus. Conn's syndrome from an aldosterone secreting adenoma may be asso ciated with hypokalemia and rhabdomyolysis but mild hyperglycemia also usually occurs. Methods: Case description. Results: A 70-year-old mal e diagnosed as having Conn's syndrome, hypokalemia and mild hyperglyce mia developed rhabdomyolysis and lumbar plexopathy as a presenting fea ture of his hyperaldosteronism. His rhadbdomyolysis rapidly cleared fo llowing correction of hypokalemia but recovery from the plexopathy occ urred slowly over several months. Definite resection of the aldosteron e secreting adenomas reversed the hyperglycemia, Conclusions: Our pati ent developed lumbar plexopathy resembling that associated with diabet es mellitus despite the presence of only mild and transient hyperglyce mia.